July 2, 1978 Circuit Paul Ricard | Lap distance 5.810 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1978 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 5 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:38'51.92 | 2 | 1'44.46 | 3 | 1'48.79 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:38'54.85 | +2.93 | 5 | 1'44.98 | 4 | 1'48.94 | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | James Hunt (GBR) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:39'11.72 | +19.80 | 4 | 1'44.92 | 2 | 1'48.77 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | John Watson (GBR) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 54 | 1:39'28.80 | +36.88 | 1 | 1'44.41 | 9 | 1'49.85 | |
| 5 | 2 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:39'33.73 | +41.81 | 14 | 1'46.40 | 6 | 1'49.76 | |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Wolf WR5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:39'46.45 | +54.53 | 7 | 1'45.20 | 10 | 1'49.98 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS9 | Matra MS78 | Goodyear | 54 | 1:39'46.66 | +54.74 | 10 | 1'45.68 | 11 | 1'50.04 | ||
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:40'16.80 | +1'24.88 | 12 | 1'46.32 | 13 | 1'50.40 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:40'18.98 | +1'27.06 | 6 | 1'45.07 | 7 | 1'49.78 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 1:40'21.90 | +1'29.98 | 16 | 1'47.12 | 15 | 1'50.71 | ||
| 11 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'48.89 | 17 | 1'51.33 | |||
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'45.55 | 5 | 1'49.75 | |||
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass (GER) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 25 | 1'49.90 | 18 | 1'51.44 | |||
| 14 | 31 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Martini MK23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'48.68 | 20 | 1'51.92 | |||
| 15 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen (GER) | Arrows FA1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 21 | 1'49.14 | 21 | 1'52.01 | |||
| 16 | 10 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 26 | 1'50.09 | 24 | 1'52.90 | |||
| 17 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 19 | 1'48.68 | 22 | 1'52.12 | |||
| 18 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 49 | +5 laps | 8 | 1'45.35 | 1 | 1'48.56 | (48) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 30 | Brett Lunger (USA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 24 | 1'49.55 | 16 | 1'51.29 | ||||
| suspension | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 43 | 15 | 1'46.70 | 12 | 1'50.17 | ||||
| engine | 18 | Rupert Keegan (GBR) | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 23 | 1'49.54 | 19 | 1'51.87 | ||||
| engine | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 28 | 22 | 1'49.53 | 23 | 1'52.13 | ||||
| engine | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 | Goodyear | 10 | 3 | 1'44.71 | 7 | 1'49.78 | ||||
| engine | 4 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 10 | 13 | 1'46.37 | 14 | 1'50.64 | ||||
| electrical | 17 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4 | 17 | 1'48.55 | 25 | 2'29.31 | ||||
| engine | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 1 | 11 | 1'45.73 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 37 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'50.11 | ||||||||
| -- | 22 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'50.19 | ||||||||
| -- | 25 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'50.40 | ||||||||
