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1978 Season
o  Season Overview
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o  Participations Matrix
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1978 Oulton Park Formula 1 Trophy
1978 Swedish GP
1977 French GP

1978 French GP

1978 British GP
1979 French GP
 LXIV  Grand Prix de France

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 2 July 1978
Start time14:00
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Event FormatRace of 54 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#9 of 16 in 1978
#306 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps54
Circuit Perimeter5810 m
Race Distance5810 × 54 = 313.740 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries29
Qualifiers26
Finishers18
DebutantsNone
MilestonesCastrol – 50th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 17th Place Finishes Surtees (6),
2. Most Failures to Qualify Lotus (41),
3. Most 3rd Place Qualifications in a Season Niki Lauda (5),
4. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season Emerson Fittipaldi (5)
Records Extended 1. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (85),
2. Most Race Entries Lotus (799),
3. Most Failures to Qualify Arturo Merzario (10),
4. Most 8th Place Qualifications Ferrari (47),
5. Most 9th Place Qualifications Ferrari (37),
6. Most 24th Place Qualifications Brett Lunger (7)

World Championship standings
1  Mario Andretti 45 
2  Ronnie Peterson 36 
3  Niki Lauda 25 
4  Patrick Depailler 23 
5  Carlos Reutemann 22 
6  John Watson 12 up
7  Jacques Laffite 10 up
8  Riccardo Patrese 8 
9  James Hunt 8 up
  Jody Scheckter 8 up
11  Emerson Fittipaldi 7 up
12  Alan Jones 5 up
13  Didier Pironi 5 up
14  Patrick Tambay 4 up
15  Clay Regazzoni 4 up
16  Gilles Villeneuve 3 up
1  Lotus / Ford 58 
2  Brabham / Alfa Romeo 34 
3  Tyrrell / Ford 25 
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 22 
5  McLaren / Ford 11 up
6  Ligier / Matra 10 up
7  Arrows / Ford 8 up
8  Wolf / Ford 8 
9  Fittipaldi / Ford 7 up
10  Williams / Ford 5 up
11  Shadow / Ford 4 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 2Car 11
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusParmalat Racing TeamScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Driver Mario Andretti John Watson Carlos Reutemann
Car Lotus 79 Brabham BT46 Ferrari 312T3
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12Ferrari 3.0 F12
Time1:38'51.921'44.411'48.56
Speed190.404 km/h200.326 km/h192.668 km/h