Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 9 - 1978-07-02
Mario Andretti won the 1978 French Grand Prix for Team Lotus, with Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) second and James Hunt (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Jochen Mass (ATS) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 French Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| John Watson |
| Brabham |
| 1 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | Engine | 0 |
