The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 9

French Grand Prix

1978  ·  Circuit Paul Ricard  ·  2 July 1978  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st Mario Andretti Team Lotus · 01:38:51.92
  2. 2nd Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus · +2.93
  3. 3rd James Hunt McLaren · +19.8

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

John Watson

Brabham  —  Pole position

02 Lap 10

Niki Lauda

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

03 Lap 40

Rupert Keegan

Retirement Surtees  —  Engine

04 Lap 43

Emerson Fittipaldi

Retirement Fittipaldi  —  Suspension

05 Lap 45

Brett Lunger

Retirement McLaren  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Jochen Mass

ATS  —  P25 → P13

07 Victory

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 2 54 01:38:51.92 9
2 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 5 54 +2.93 6
3 James Hunt McLaren 4 54 +19.8 4
4 John Watson Brabham 1 54 +36.88 3
5 Alan Jones Williams 14 54 +41.81 2
6 Jody Scheckter Wolf 7 54 +54.53 1
7 Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 54 +54.74
8 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 12 54 +1:24.880
9 Patrick Tambay McLaren 6 54 +1:27.060
10 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 16 54 +1:29.980
11 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 20 53 +1 Lap
12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 9 53 +1 Lap
13 Jochen Mass ATS 25 53 +1 Lap
14 René Arnoux Martini 18 53 +1 Lap
15 Rolf Stommelen Arrows 21 53 +1 Lap
16 Keke Rosberg ATS 26 52 +2 Laps
17 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 19 52 +2 Laps
18 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 8 49 +5 Laps
19 Brett Lunger McLaren 24 45 Engine
20 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 43 Suspension
21 Rupert Keegan Surtees 23 40 Engine
22 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 22 28 Engine
23 Niki Lauda Brabham 3 10 Engine
24 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 13 10 Engine
25 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 17 4 Electrical
26 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 11 1 Engine

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