French Grand Prix 1978 Paul Ricard 2 July
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 54 1h38m51.92s 9 2 2 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 54 1h38m54.85s 6 5 3 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 54 1h39m11.72s 4 4 4 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 54 1h39m28.80s 3 1 5 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 54 1h39m33.73s 2 14 6 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 Ford 54 1h39m46.45s 1 7 7 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 Matra 54 1h39m46.66s - 10 8 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 54 1h40m16.80s - 12 9 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 54 1h40m18.98s - 6 10 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 54 1h40m21.90s - 16 11 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 53 - - 20 12 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 53 - - 9 13 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 53 - - 25 14 31 René Arnoux FRA Automobiles Martini Martini Mk23 Ford 53 - - 18 15 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 53 - - 21 16 10 Keke Rosberg FIN ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford 52 - - 26 17 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford 52 - - 19 18 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 49 - - 8 R 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M26 Ford 45 Engine - 24 R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 43 Suspension - 15 R 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford 40 Engine - 23 R 33 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 28 Engine - 22 R 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 10 Engine - 13 R 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 10 Engine - 3 R 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 4 Electrics - 17 R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 1 Engine - 11 DNQ 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford - - - - DNQ 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford - - - - DNQ 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Mario Andretti 1-54 54 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m44.41s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m48.56s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Mario Andretti USA 45 2 Ronnie Peterson SWE 36 3 Niki Lauda AUT 25 4 Patrick Depailler FRA 23 5 Carlos Reutemann ARG 22 6 John Watson GBR 12