Round 9 · 1978
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard, France · Sun 2 Jul · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 2 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Borgward | 5 | +2.930 | 6 |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | +19.800 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | +41.810 | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | +54.530 | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +54.740 | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +1:24.880 | |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | +1:27.060 | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +1:29.980 | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | +2 Laps | |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +5 Laps | |
| — | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | Engine | |
| — | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | Suspension | |
| — | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | Engine | |
| — | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | Engine | |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Engine | |
| — | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | Engine | |
| — | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | Electrical | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | Engine |