- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, and James Hunt
- Race date
- July 2, 1978
- Pole
- John Watson
- Fastest lap
- Carlos Reutemann
- Classified drivers
- 29
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
The decisive result
Mario Andretti finished first for Team Lotus. Ronnie Peterson is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with James Hunt 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Jochen Mass from P25 to P13 (+12), Keke Rosberg from P26 to P16 (+10), and Alan Jones from P14 to P5 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. John Watson started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 10 Finished, 6 Engine, 5 +1 lap, 3 DNQ, and 2 +2 laps. Carlos Reutemann holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:48.560 on lap 48. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.