Event: 64e Grand Prix de FranceDate: 2.7.1978
Track: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet (France), 5.800 kmsOrganiser: A.C.F.

GP France

(Grid Positions)

GridNo.DriversCarEntrantQ Time
1st2John WatsonBrabham BT46 Alfa RomeoParmalat Racing1:44.4100
2nd5Mario AndrettiLotus 79 FordJohn Player Team Lotus1:44.4600
3rd1Niki LaudaBrabham BT46 Alfa RomeoParmalat Racing1:44.7100
4th7James HuntMcLaren M26 FordMarlboro Team Mclaren1:44.9200
5th6Ronnie PetersonLotus 79 FordJohn Player Team Lotus1:44.9800
6th8Patrick TambayMcLaren M26 FordMarlboro Team Mclaren1:45.0700
7th20Jody ScheckterWolf WR5 FordWalter Wolf Racing1:45.2000
8th11Carlos ReutemannFerrari 312 T3Ferrari Sefac1:45.3500
9th12Gilles VilleneuveFerrari 312 T3Ferrari Sefac1:45.5500
10th26Jacques LaffiteLigier JS9 MatraLigier Gitanes1:45.6800
11th15Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault RS01 TurboEquipe Renault Elf1:45.7300
12th35Riccardo PatreseArrows FA1 FordWarsteiner Arrows1:46.3200
13th4Patrick DepaillerTyrrell 008 FordElf Team Tyrrell1:46.3700
14th27Alan JonesWilliams FW06 FordWilliams Grand Prix Engineering1:46.4000
15th14Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi F5A FordFittipaldi Automotive1:46.7000
16th3Didier PironiTyrrell 008 FordElf Team Tyrrell1:47.1200
17th17Clay RegazzoniShadow DN9 FordVilliger Shadow1:48.5500
18th31René ArnouxMartini Mk.23 FordAutomobile Martini1:48.6800
19th19Vittorio BrambillaSurtees TS20 FordBeta Team Surtees1:48.6800
20th16Hans-Joachim StuckShadow DN9 FordVilliger Shadow1:48.8900
21st36Rolf StommelenArrows FA1 FordWarsteiner Arrows1:49.1400
22nd33Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren M26 FordMarlboro Team Mclaren1:49.5300
23rd18Rupert KeeganSurtees TS20 FordDurex Team Surtees1:49.5400
24th30Brett LungerMcLaren M26 FordLiggett Group With BS Fabrications1:49.5500
25th9Jochen MassATS HS1 FordTeam A.T.S.1:49.9000
26th10Keke RosbergATS HS1 FordTeam A.T.S.1:50.0900
27th37Arturo MerzarioMerzario A1 FordTeam Merzario1:50.1100
28th22Derek DalyEnsign N177 FordTissot Ensign1:50.1900
29th25Hector RebaqueLotus 78 FordTeam Rebaque1:50.4000

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
1TNiki LaudaBrabham BT46 Alfa RomeoParmalat Racing
4TPatrick DepaillerTyrrell 008 FordElf Team Tyrrell
10TKeke RosbergATS HS1 FordTeam A.T.S.
12TGilles VilleneuveFerrari 312 T3Ferrari Sefac
15TJean-Pierre Jabouille / Jackie StewartRenault RS01 TurboEquipe Renault Elf
25THector RebaqueLotus 78 FordTeam Rebaque
27TAlan JonesWilliams FW06 FordWilliams Grand Prix Engineering
30TBrett LungerMcLaren M23 FordLiggett Group With BS Fabrications
5TLotus 78 FordJohn Player Team Lotus
6TLotus 78 FordJohn Player Team Lotus
7TMcLaren M26 FordMarlboro Team Mclaren
14TFittipaldi F5A FordFittipaldi Automotive
16TShadow DN9 FordVilliger Shadow
20TWolf WR6 FordWalter Wolf Racing
20TWolf WR1 FordWalter Wolf Racing
22TEnsign N177 FordTissot Ensign
26TLigier JS7/9 MatraLigier Gitanes
35TArrows FA1 FordWarsteiner Arrows