1978 French Grand Prix

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The 1978 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 2 July 1978. It was the ninth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 54-lap race was won by Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Ronnie Peterson second and James Hunt third in a McLaren-Ford. This would prove to be the final podium for Hunt.

Report

Following the voluntary withdrawal of the "fan car", Brabham had to revert to their previous car again, but it did not deter them, with John Watson on pole and Niki Lauda starting third behind Mario Andretti's Lotus. At the start, Watson led into the first corner, with Andretti following, and Patrick Tambay putting his McLaren in third, but that order did not remain for long as Andretti took the lead from Watson on the first lap. Lauda and Ronnie Peterson were on the move as well, as they passed Watson and Tambay to jump into second and third, but Lauda suffered another engine failure. This left the two Lotus cars running 1–2 and they finished like that with Andretti taking his third win in four races, and the podium was completed by James Hunt who passed Watson mid-race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Gap
1 2 Template:Flagicon John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:47.20 1:44.41 1:45.97  —
2 5 Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:47.50 1:44.46 1:45.02 +0.05
3 1 Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:45.52 1:45.02 1:44.71 +0.30
4 7 Template:Flagicon James Hunt McLaren-Ford 1:46.20 1:45.32 1:44.92 +0.51
5 6 Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 1:46.46 1:45.10 1:44.98 +0.57
6 8 Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:47.06 1:45.07 1:46.15 +0.66
7 20 Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 1:46.10 1:45.20 1:46.33 +0.79
8 11 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:46.50 1:45.35 1:45.82 +0.94
9 12 Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:50.72 1:45.55 1:46.56 +1.14
10 26 Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:47.44 1:45.68 1:45.86 +1.27
11 15 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:47.34 1:45.73 1:46.84 +1.32
12 35 Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:48.30 1:46.39 1:46.32 +1.91
13 4 Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:48.67 1:46.37 1:46.74 +1.96
14 27 Template:Flagicon Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:47.89 1:46.55 1:46.40 +1.99
15 14 Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:47.89 1:47.04 1:46.70 +2.29
16 3 Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:49.36 1:48.10 1:47.12 +2.71
17 17 Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford 1:50.44 1:48.73 1:48.55 +4.14
18 31 Template:Flagicon René Arnoux Martini-Ford 1:49.48 1:48.68 1:49.46 +4.27
19 19 Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 1:50.39 1:49.23 1:50.07 +4.27
20 16 Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 1:48.89 1:49.07 1:50.18 +4.48
21 36 Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford 1:51.07 1:49.14 1:50.51 +4.73
22 33 Template:Flagicon Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 1:54.67 1:50.77 1:49.53 +5.12
23 18 Template:Flagicon Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford 1:52.22 1:50.10 1:49.54 +5.13
24 30 Template:Flagicon Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 1:51.26 1:49.65 1:49.55 +5.14
25 9 Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass ATS-Ford 1:51.53 1:50.10 1:49.90 +5.49
26 10 Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg ATS-Ford 1:57.92 1:51.01 1:50.09 +5.68
27 37 Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 1:50.11 1:50.47 1:50.80 +5.70
28 22 Template:Flagicon Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 1:54.28 1:50.19 1:50.61 +5.78
29 25 Template:Flagicon Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford 1:54.03 1:51.54 1:50.40 +5.99
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*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 54 1:38:51.92 2 9
2 6 Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 54 + 2.93 5 6
3 7 Template:Flagicon James Hunt McLaren-Ford 54 + 19.80 4 4
4 2 Template:Flagicon John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo 54 + 36.88 1 3
5 27 Template:Flagicon Alan Jones Williams-Ford 54 + 41.81 14 2
6 20 Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford 54 + 54.53 7 1
7 26 Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 54 + 54.74 10
8 35 Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 54 + 1:24.88 12
9 8 Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 54 + 1:27.06 6
10 3 Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 1:29.98 16
11 16 Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 20
12 12 Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 53 + 1 Lap 9
13 9 Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass ATS-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 25
14 31 Template:Flagicon René Arnoux Martini-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 18
15 36 Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 21
16 10 Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg ATS-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 26
17 19 Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 19
18 11 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 49 + 5 Laps 8
Ret 30 Template:Flagicon Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford 45 Engine 24
Ret 14 Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 43 Suspension 15
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford 40 Engine 23
Ret 33 Template:Flagicon Bruno Giacomelli McLaren-Ford 28 Engine 22
Ret 1 Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 10 Engine 3
Ret 4 Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 10 Engine 13
Ret 17 Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford 4 Electrical 17
Ret 15 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 Engine 11
DNQ 37 Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford
DNQ 22 Template:Flagicon Derek Daly Ensign-Ford
DNQ 25 Template:Flagicon Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford
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Notes

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti 45
2 Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson 36
3 Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda 25
4 Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler 23
5 Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann 22
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Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford 58
2 Template:Flagicon Brabham-Alfa Romeo 34
3 Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford 25
4 Template:Flagicon Ferrari 22
5 Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford 11
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