1978 French Grand Prix

Sun, July 2nd, 1978Round 9

Track:	Paul Ricard Circuit
Official race name:	LXIV Grand Prix de France
Round:	9 (of 16)
Race number:	306
Date:	Sun, July 2nd, 1978
Time:	14.00
Track length:	5.810 km
Laps:	54
Race distance:	313.740 km
Weather:	Sunny, hot and dry

For more detailed results, visit the Results pageResults in Brief

Race

Grid

Qualifying

Standings

P	Driver	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	45
2	Ronnie Peterson	36	9
3	Niki Lauda	25	20
4	Patrick Depailler	23	22
5	Carlos Reutemann	22	23
6	John Watson	12	33
7	Jacques Laffite	10	35
8	Riccardo Patrese	8	37
9	James Hunt	8	37
10	Jody Scheckter	8	37
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	7	38
12	Alan Jones	5	40
13	Didier Pironi	5	40
14	Patrick Tambay	4	41
15	Clay Regazzoni	4	41
16	Gilles Villeneuve	3	42
17	Jochen Mass	0	45
18	Brett Lunger	0	45
19	Vittorio Brambilla	0	45
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	45
21	Bruno Giacomelli	0	45
22	Rolf Stommelen	0	45
23	René Arnoux	0	45
24	Hector Rebaque	0	45
25	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	45
26	Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	45
27	Rupert Keegan	0	45
28	Jacky Ickx	0	45
29	Keke Rosberg	0	45

P	Constructor	Pts
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	58
2	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	34	24
3	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	25	33
4	Ferrari	22	36
5	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	11	47
6	Ligier-Matra	10	48
7	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	8	50
8	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	8	50
9	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	7	51
10	Williams-Ford Cosworth	5	53
11	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	4	54
12	ATS-Ford Cosworth	0	58
13	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	0	58
14	Martini-Ford Cosworth	0	58
15	Renault	0	58
16	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	0	58

« 1978 Swedish GP	Grands Prix / 1978 / France			1978 British GP »
« 1977 French GP				1979 French GP »

P	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	%	Avg Speed	Laps
1	2	John Watson	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:44.41		100.0	200.326
2	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:44.46	0.05	100.0	200.230
3	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:44.71	0.30	100.3	199.752
4	7	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:44.92	0.51	100.5	199.352
5	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:44.98	0.57	100.5	199.238
6	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:45.07	0.66	100.6	199.067
7	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	1:45.20	0.79	100.8	198.821
8	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:45.35	0.94	100.9	198.538
9	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:45.55	1.14	101.1	198.162
10	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:45.68	1.27	101.2	197.918
11	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:45.73	1.32	101.3	197.825
12	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:46.32	1.91	101.8	196.727
13	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:46.37	1.96	101.9	196.634
14	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:46.40	1.99	101.9	196.579
15	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	1:46.70	2.29	102.2	196.026
16	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:47.12	2.71	102.6	195.258
17	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:48.55	4.14	104.0	192.685
18	31	René Arnoux	Martini-Ford Cosworth	1:48.68	4.27	104.1	192.455
19	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:48.68	4.27	104.1	192.455
20	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:48.89	4.48	104.3	192.084
21	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:49.14	4.73	104.5	191.644
22	33	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.53	5.12	104.9	190.961
23	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:49.54	5.13	104.9	190.944
24	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.55	5.14	104.9	190.927
25	9	Jochen Mass	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:49.90	5.49	105.3	190.318
26	10	Keke Rosberg	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:50.09	5.68	105.4	189.990
(27)	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	1:50.11	5.70	105.5	189.955
(28)	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:50.19	5.78	105.5	189.818
(29)	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:50.40	5.99	105.7	189.457
Further details »

Skip to content

Home

News

Blog

Forum

Gallery

Database

Stats Centre

Countdown to

Navigation

1978 French Grand Prix

1978 season

Latest news

Poll

1978 French Grand Prix

Sun, July 2nd, 1978Round 9

For more detailed results, visit the Results pageResults in Brief

Standings