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1978 French Grand Prix
Round
9/16
Date
Jul 2, 1978 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Le Castellet, France
Circuit
Circuit length
5.809 m
Race distance
313.686 km (54 laps)
Andretti
Winner
1:38:51.920
Winning time
Watson
Pole position
Reutemann
Fastest lap
1:48.560
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:38:51.920 | 2nd | 54 | 9 |
| 2 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | +2.930 | 5th | 54 | 6 |
| 3 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | +19.800 | 4th | 54 | 4 |
| 4 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +36.880 | 1st | 54 | 3 |
| 5 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | +41.810 | 14th | 54 | 2 |
| 6 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +54.530 | 7th | 54 | 1 |
| 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +54.740 | 10th | 54 | |
| 8 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:24.880 | 12th | 54 | |
| 9 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1:27.060 | 6th | 54 | |
| 10 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:29.980 | 16th | 54 | |
| 11 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | +1 lap | 20th | 53 | |
| 12 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 lap | 9th | 53 | |
| 13 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 lap | 25th | 53 | |
| 14 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | +1 lap | 18th | 53 | |
| 15 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +1 lap | 21st | 53 | |
| 16 | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | +2 laps | 26th | 52 | |
| 17 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +2 laps | 19th | 52 | |
| 18 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +5 laps | 8th | 49 | |
| DNF | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | Engine | 24th | 45 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Suspension | 15th | 43 | |
| DNF | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Engine | 23rd | 40 | |
| DNF | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | Engine | 22nd | 28 | |
| DNF | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Engine | 13th | 10 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | 3rd | 10 | |
| DNF | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Electrical | 17th | 4 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | 11th | 1 | |
| DNQ | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||||
| DNQ | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | ||||
| DNQ | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:44.410 | |
| 2 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:44.460 | +0.050 |
| 3 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:44.710 | +0.300 |
| 4 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:44.920 | +0.510 |
| 5 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:44.980 | +0.570 |
| 6 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:45.070 | +0.660 |
| 7 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:45.200 | +0.790 |
| 8 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:45.350 | +0.940 |
| 9 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:45.550 | +1.140 |
| 10 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:45.680 | +1.270 |
| 11 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:45.730 | +1.320 |
| 12 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:46.320 | +1.910 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:46.370 | +1.960 |
| 14 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:46.400 | +1.990 |
| 15 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:46.700 | +2.290 |
| 16 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:47.120 | +2.710 |
| 17 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:48.550 | +4.140 |
| 18 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 1:48.680 | +4.270 |
| 19 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:48.680 | +4.270 |
| 20 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:48.890 | +4.480 |
| 21 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:49.140 | +4.730 |
| 22 | #33 Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 1:49.530 | +5.120 |
| 23 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:49.540 | +5.130 |
| 24 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:49.550 | +5.140 |
| 25 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:49.900 | +5.490 |
| 26 | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | 1:50.090 | +5.680 |
| 27 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:50.110 | +5.700 |
| 28 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:50.190 | +5.780 |
| 29 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:50.400 | +5.990 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:48.560 | 48 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 4 | 5 | 45 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | 5 | 36 | -9 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 4 | 25 | -20 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 23 | -22 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22 | -23 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 12 | -33 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 1 | 10 | -35 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 8 | -37 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 1 | 8 | -37 |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 8 | -37 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 7 | -38 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 5 | -40 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 5 | -40 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 4 | -41 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 4 | -41 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -42 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 5 | 10 | 58 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 5 | 34 | -24 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 4 | 25 | -33 |
| 4 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22 | -36 |
| 5 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 11 | -47 |
| 6 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 1 | 10 | -48 |
| 7 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 1 | 8 | -50 |
| 8 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 1 | 8 | -50 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 7 | -51 |
| 10 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -53 |
| 11 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | -54 |
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| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | 1:15.512 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | 1:15.045 - David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:16.088 - David Coulthard | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:19.479 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:19.227 - David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | 1:17.523 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:17.910 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | 1:18.610 - Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | 1:20.218 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | 1:19.678 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | 1:19.256 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | 1:17.070 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | 1:19.168 - Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | 1:08.012 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | 1:12.090 - Maurício Gugelmin | Alain Prost |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | 1:11.737 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | 1:09.548 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.993 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:39.914 - Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | 1:05.257 - Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | 1:42.695 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | 1:40.075 - Riccardo Patrese | René Arnoux |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.140 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | 1:41.450 - Alan Jones | Jacques Laffite |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | 1:09.160 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | 1:13.750 - Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:51.000 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:50.600 - Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | 1:00.000 - Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | 1:50.990 - Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | 2:53.900 - Chris Amon | Chris Amon |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:54.090 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | 3:00.750 - Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | 3:02.700 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | 2:11.500 - Pedro Rodríguez | Jochen Rindt |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:36.700 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | 2:11.300 - Lorenzo Bandini | Lorenzo Bandini |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | 3:18.900 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | 2:11.400 - Jack Brabham | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | 2:21.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | 2:16.900 - Graham Hill | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | 2:27.100 - Phil Hill | Phil Hill |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | 2:17.500 - Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | 2:22.800 - Stirling Moss | Tony Brooks |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | 2:24.900 - Mike Hawthorn | Mike Hawthorn |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | 2:22.400 - Luigi Musso | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | 2:25.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Manuel Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | 2:32.900 - Hans Herrmann | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | 2:41.100 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | 2:17.300 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1951 | #8 Luigi Fagioli | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | 2:27.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | 2:35.600 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
The 1978 French Grand Prix started Jul 2, 1978 on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. John Watson started from pole position with Mario Andretti next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.
In 1 hour, 38 minutes and 51 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Ronnie Peterson in second and James Hunt in third place.
After the 1978 French Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 45 points. Andretti is 9 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.