1978 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 9 of 1978
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
- Location
- Le Castellet, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Ford
- Pole position
- John Watson
- Fastest lap
- Carlos Reutemann
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 54 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 | 6 | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 54 | 4 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | 54 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 54 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 7 | 54 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 54 | — | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 54 | — | — |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | 54 | — | — |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 54 | — | — |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 53 | — | — |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 53 | — | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | 53 | — | — |
| 14 | Rene Arnoux | Martini | 18 | 53 | — | — |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | 53 | — | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | 52 | — | — |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 52 | — | — |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 49 | — | — · fastest lap |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 10 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 1 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 10 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 43 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 4 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | 28 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 40 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 45 | — | Engine |