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French Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 2nd July 1978 12:00am Local
Sun 2nd July 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 9

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Location
Circuit Paul Ricard

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The 1978 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 2 July 1978. It was the ninth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 54-lap race was won by Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Ronnie Peterson second and James Hunt third in a McLaren-Ford. This would prove to be the final podium for Hunt.


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01			Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	38:51.9
02			Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	+0:02.93
03			James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:19.8
04			John Watson	Brabham	+0:36.88
05			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+0:41.81
07			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+0:54.74
08			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1:24.88
09			Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:27.06
10			Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+1:29.98
11			Hans Stuck	Shadow	+1 Lap
12			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
13			Jochen Mass	ATS	+1 Lap
14			René Arnoux	Martini Racing	+1 Lap
15			Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
16			Keke Rosberg	ATS	+2 Laps
17			Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	+2 Laps
18			Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+5 Laps
19			Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
20			Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
21			Rupert Keegan	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
22			Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23			Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
24			Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
25			Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	DNF
26			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
27			Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Did not qualify
28			Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	Did not qualify
29			Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	Did not qualify

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