French Grand Prix
1978 · Round 9 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 2, 1978Race summary
Victory went to Andretti (from 2nd on the grid), with a 2.930s margin. Mass made the biggest gain, from 25th on the grid to 13th (up 12 places). Reutemann had a difficult race, dropping from 8th to 18th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 54 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 | +2.930 | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 54 | +19.800 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | 54 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 54 | +41.810 | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 54 | +54.530 | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 54 | +54.740 | 0 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 54 | +1:24.880 | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | 54 | +1:27.060 | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 54 | +1:29.980 | 0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 49 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 43 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 1 | Engine | 0 |