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1978 French Grand Prix

Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet on 2 July 1978, starting from P2. Ronnie Peterson and James Hunt completed the podium.

Result · All 1978 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	1:38:51.920	9
2	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	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	0
8	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	12	+1:24.880	0
9	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	6	+1:27.060	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	16	+1:29.980	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
R	Brett Lunger	McLaren	24	Engine	0
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	15	Suspension	0
R	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	23	Engine	0
R	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	22	Engine	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham	3	Engine	0
R	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	13	Engine	0
R	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	17	Electrical	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	11	Engine	0

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1978 French Grand Prix

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