Who won the French Grand Prix 1978?

Mario Andretti won the French Grand Prix 1978, driving for Team Lotus.

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Round 9 · 1978

French Grand Prix

Circuit Paul Ricard · 1978-07-02

McLaren

Mario Andretti won the French Grand Prix 1978 at Circuit Paul Ricard on 2 July 1978, starting from P2 on the grid. Ronnie Peterson finished second for Team Lotus, with James Hunt completing the podium for McLaren.

Race Results

Pos	Grid	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	2	Mario AndrettiAND	Team Lotus	54	1:38:51.92	9
2	5	Ronnie PetersonPET	Team Lotus	54	+2.93	6
3	4	James HuntHUN	McLaren	54	+19.8	4
4	1	John WatsonWAT	Brabham	54	+36.88	3
5	14	Alan JonesJON	Williams	54	+41.81	2
6	7	Jody ScheckterSCH	Wolf	54	+54.53	1
7	10	Jacques LaffiteLAF	Ligier	54	+54.74	0
8	12	Riccardo PatresePAT	Arrows	54	+1:24.88	0
9	6	Patrick TambayTAM	McLaren	54	+1:27.06	0
10	16	Didier PironiPIR	Tyrrell	54	+1:29.98	0
11	20	Hans-Joachim StuckSTU	Shadow	53	+1 Lap	0
12	9	Gilles VilleneuveVIL	Ferrari	53	+1 Lap	0
13	25	Jochen MassMAS	ATS	53	+1 Lap	0
14	18	René ArnouxARN	Martini	53	+1 Lap	0
15	21	Rolf StommelenSTO	Arrows	53	+1 Lap	0
16	26	Keke RosbergROS	ATS	52	+2 Laps	0
17	19	Vittorio BrambillaBRA	Surtees	52	+2 Laps	0
18	8	Carlos ReutemannREU	Ferrari	49	+5 Laps	0
R	24	Brett LungerLUN	McLaren	45	Engine	0
R	15	Emerson FittipaldiFIT	Fittipaldi	43	Suspension	0
R	23	Rupert KeeganKEE	Surtees	40	Engine	0
R	22	Bruno GiacomelliGIA	McLaren	28	Engine	0
R	3	Niki LaudaLAU	Brabham	10	Engine	0
R	13	Patrick DepaillerDEP	Tyrrell	10	Engine	0
R	17	Clay RegazzoniREG	Shadow	4	Electrical	0
R	11	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB	Renault	1	Engine	0
F	0	Arturo MerzarioMER	Merzario	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Derek DalyDAL	Ensign	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Hector RebaqueREB	Team Lotus	0	Did not qualify	0

Key links:

Winner Mario Andretti
Circuit Circuit Paul Ricard
Winning team Team Lotus

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