1978 French Grand Prix

1978 French Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season
Race details
Date 2 July 1978
Official name 64e Grand Prix de France[1]
Location Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.809 km (3.610 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Time 1:44.41
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
Time 1:48.56 on lap 48
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Lotus-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

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.

  1. ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1978". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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