Round 9 | Circuit Paul Ricard
French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, 1978-07-02. Mario Andretti won it for Team Lotus. Podium: Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, James Hunt.
Winner
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard
France
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 54 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 54 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | 54 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 54 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 54 | Finished | 1.0 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 54 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 49 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 45 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 43 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 40 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 10 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 10 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 4 | Electrical | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 1 | Engine | 0.0 |
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