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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
07/02/1978 · Round 9 of 16 · 54 laps

France

Pole Watson 1:44.410Fastest lap Reutemann 1:48.560 (R48)Winning time 1:38:51.920

All about the circuit →
2Peterson+2.930
1Andretti
3Hunt+19.800
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 MonacoR6 BelgiumR7 SpainR8 SwedenR9 FranceR10 Great BritainR11 GermanyR12 AustriaR13 NetherlandsR14 ItalyR15 United StatesR16 Canada

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Mario AndrettiLotus2541:38:51.920FordGoodyear
2Ronnie PetersonLotus554+2.930FordGoodyear
3James HuntMcLaren454+19.800FordGoodyear
4John WatsonBrabham154+36.880Alfa RomeoGoodyear
5Alan JonesWilliams1454+41.810FordGoodyear
6Jody ScheckterWolf754+54.530FordGoodyear
7Jacques LaffiteLigier1054+54.740MatraGoodyear
8Riccardo PatreseArrows1254+1:24.880FordGoodyear
9Patrick TambayMcLaren654+1:27.060FordGoodyear
10Didier PironiTyrrell1654+1:29.980FordGoodyear
11Hans-Joachim StuckShadow2053+1 lapFordGoodyear
12Gilles VilleneuveFerrari953+1 lapFerrariMichelin
13Jochen MassATS2553+1 lapFordGoodyear
14René ArnouxMartini1853+1 lapFordGoodyear
15Rolf StommelenArrows2153+1 lapFordGoodyear
16Keke RosbergATS2652+2 lapsFordGoodyear
17Vittorio BrambillaSurtees1952+2 lapsFordGoodyear
18Carlos ReutemannFastest lapFerrari849+5 lapsFerrariMichelin
DNFBrett LungerMcLaren2445EngineFordGoodyear
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1543SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFRupert KeeganSurtees2340EngineFordGoodyear
DNFBruno GiacomelliMcLaren2228EngineFordGoodyear
DNFPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1310EngineFordGoodyear
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham310EngineAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFClay RegazzoniShadow174ElectricalFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault111EngineRenaultMichelin
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario-FordGoodyear
DNQDerek DalyEnsign-FordGoodyear
DNQHéctor RebaqueLotus-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Mass25→13+12
  2. Rosberg26→16+10
  3. Jones14→5+9
  4. Stuck20→11+9
  5. Pironi16→10+6
  6. Stommelen21→15+6
  7. Patrese12→8+4
  8. Arnoux18→14+4
  9. Peterson5→2+3
  10. Laffite10→7+3
  11. Brambilla19→17+2
  12. Andretti2→1+1
  13. Hunt4→3+1
  14. Scheckter7→6+1
  15. Watson1→4-3
  16. Tambay6→9-3
  17. Villeneuve9→12-3
  18. Reutemann8→18-10

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. LotusAndretti 1:Peterson 2
  2. McLarenHunt 3:Tambay 9
  3. BrabhamWatson 4:Lauda DNF
  4. ArrowsPatrese 8:Stommelen 15
  5. TyrrellPironi 10:Depailler DNF
  6. ShadowStuck 11:Regazzoni DNF
  7. FerrariVilleneuve 12:Reutemann 18
  8. ATSMass 13:Rosberg 16

Retirements

  1. LungerEngineMcLaren
  2. FittipaldiSuspensionFittipaldi
  3. KeeganEngineSurtees
  4. GiacomelliEngineMcLaren
  5. DepaillerEngineTyrrell
  6. LaudaEngineBrabham
  7. RegazzoniElectricalShadow
  8. JabouilleEngineRenault

This race in history

4 races here since 1971Won from pole: 3 of 4

Win from furthest back (P5): Ronnie Peterson 1973

Previous winners here

  1. 1976 James Hunt McLaren
  2. 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  3. 1973 Ronnie Peterson Lotus
  4. 1971 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.