French Grand Prix 1978 Results – won by Mario Andretti

Race result

Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
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
R	Brett Lunger	McLaren	24	45	Engine	0
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	15	43	Suspension	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	40	Engine	0
R	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	22	28	Engine	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham	3	10	Engine	0
R	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	13	10	Engine	0
R	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	17	4	Electrical	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	11	1	Engine	0

About the Grand Prix

The 1978 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 2 July 1978. It was the ninth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 54-lap race was won by Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Ronnie Peterson second and James Hunt third in a McLaren-Ford. This would prove to be the final podium for Hunt.