Grand Prix de France 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 54 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 54 | 1:38:54.850 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 54 | 1:39:11.720 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 54 | 1:39:28.800 | 3 | 1 | Pole |
| 5 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 54 | 1:39:33.730 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 54 | 1:39:46.450 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 54 | 1:39:46.660 | — | 10 | |
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 54 | 1:40:16.800 | — | 12 | |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 54 | 1:40:18.980 | — | 6 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 54 | 1:40:21.900 | — | 16 | |
| 11 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 53 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 53 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 53 | +1 lap | — | 25 | |
| 14 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | 53 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 15 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 53 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 16 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 52 | +2 laps | — | 26 | |
| 17 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 52 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 18 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 49 | +5 laps | — | 8 | FL |
| DNF | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 45 | Engine | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 43 | Suspension | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 40 | Engine | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 28 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 10 | Engine | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 10 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | Electrical | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:44.410 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:44.460 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:44.710 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:44.920 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:44.980 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:45.070 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:45.200 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:45.350 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:45.550 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:45.680 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:45.730 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:46.320 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:46.370 |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:46.400 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:46.700 |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:47.120 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:48.550 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Martini | — | — | — | 1:48.680 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:48.680 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:48.890 |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:49.140 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:49.530 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:49.540 |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:49.550 |
| 25 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:49.900 |
| 26 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | — | — | — | 1:50.090 |
| 27 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:50.110 |
| 28 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:50.190 |
| 29 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:50.400 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 5 | — |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | — |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | — |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | — |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | — |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | — |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | — |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | — |
| 24 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | — |
| 25 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | — |
| 26 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 48 | 1:48.560 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 45 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 36 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 25 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 23 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 22 |
| 6 | John Watson | 12 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | 8 |
| 9 | James Hunt | 8 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 7 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 5 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 5 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | 4 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
