France (1978)

Date: 02 July 1978

Location: Le Castellet, France

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United States of America Mario Andretti 9 54 Lotus Ford Goodyear
2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 6 54 Lotus Ford Goodyear
3 United Kingdom James Hunt 4 54 McLaren Ford Goodyear
4 United Kingdom John Watson 3 54 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
5 Australia Alan Jones 2 54 Williams Ford Goodyear
6 South Africa Jody Scheckter 1 54 Wolf Ford Goodyear
7 France Jacques Laffite 0 54 Ligier Matra Goodyear
8 Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 54 Arrows Ford Goodyear
9 France Patrick Tambay 0 54 McLaren Ford Goodyear
10 France Didier Pironi 0 54 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
11 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 53 Shadow Ford Goodyear
12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 53 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
13 Germany Jochen Mass 0 53 ATS Ford Goodyear
14 France René Arnoux 0 53 Martini Ford Goodyear
15 Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 53 Arrows Ford Goodyear
16 Finland Keke Rosberg 0 52 ATS Ford Goodyear
17 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 0 52 Surtees Ford Goodyear
18 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 49 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF United States of America Brett Lunger 0 45 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 43 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 0 40 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNF Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 28 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Depailler 0 10 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 10 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 4 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 1 Renault Renault Michelin
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNQ Ireland Derek Daly 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNQ Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Grand Prix de France 1978 (1978)

Date: 1978-07-02 · Circuit: Paul Ricard (France)

Podium
  1. Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9 pts
  2. Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 6 pts
  3. James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 2 +1 1:38:51.920 9
2 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 5 +3 1:38:54.850 6
3 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 4 +1 1:39:11.720 4
4 John Marshall Watson Brabham 1 -3 1:39:28.800 3
5 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 14 +9 1:39:33.730 2
6 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 7 +1 1:39:46.450 1
7 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10 +3 1:39:46.660
8 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 12 +4 1:40:16.800
9 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 6 -3 1:40:18.980
10 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 16 +6 1:40:21.900
11 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 20 +9
12 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 9 -3
13 Jochen Richard Mass ATS 25 +12
14 René Alexandre Arnoux Martini 18 +4
15 Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows 21 +6
16 Keijo Erik Rosberg ATS 26 +10
17 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 19 +2
18 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 8 -10
Robert Brett Lunger McLaren 24 Engine
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 Suspension
Rupert Keegan Surtees 23 Engine
Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 22 Engine
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 13 Engine
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 3 Engine
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow 17 Electrical
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 11 Engine
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Derek Daly Ensign
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 John Marshall Watson Brabham 1
2 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 2
3 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 3
4 James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 4
5 Bengt Ronnie Peterson Lotus 5
6 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 6
7 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 7
8 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 8
9 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 9
10 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10

Fastest Lap

Carlos Alberto Reutemann (Ferrari) –

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