Round 9 of 16 · Le Castellet · 2 July 1978, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Watson
pole position
54
laps
18
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:38:51.92 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +2.93 | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | +19.8 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | +36.88 | 3 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | +41.81 | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +54.53 | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +54.74 | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:24.88 | |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1:27.06 | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:29.98 | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | +2 Laps | |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Suspension | |
| DNF | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Engine | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Electrical | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify