| «1978-09» | France Grand Prix - LXIV Grand Prix de France |
| 1978-07-02 | Le Castellet - Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track - 54 laps × 5.81 km : 313.74 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:48.560 | 192.668 km/h | 48 | |
| 2 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.770 | 192.296 km/h | +00.210 | |
| 3 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.790 | 192.260 km/h | +00.230 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.940 | 191.996 km/h | +00.380 | |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:49.750 | 190.579 km/h | +01.190 | |
| 6 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.760 | 190.561 km/h | +01.200 | |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.780 | 190.527 km/h | +01.220 | |
| 8 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:49.780 | 190.527 km/h | +01.220 | |
| 9 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:49.850 | 190.405 km/h | +01.290 | |
| 10 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.980 | 190.180 km/h | +01.420 | |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:50.040 | 190.076 km/h | +01.480 | |
| 12 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.170 | 189.852 km/h | +01.610 | |
| 13 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.400 | 189.457 km/h | +01.840 | |
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.640 | 189.046 km/h | +02.080 | |
| 15 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.710 | 188.926 km/h | +02.150 | |
| 16 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.290 | 187.941 km/h | +02.730 | |
| 17 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.330 | 187.874 km/h | +02.770 | |
| 18 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.440 | 187.688 km/h | +02.880 | |
| 19 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.870 | 186.967 km/h | +03.310 | |
| 20 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.920 | 186.883 km/h | +03.360 | |
| 21 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.010 | 186.733 km/h | +03.450 | |
| 22 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.120 | 186.550 km/h | +03.560 | |
| 23 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.130 | 186.533 km/h | +03.570 | |
| 24 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.900 | 185.261 km/h | +04.340 | |
| 25 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 02:29.310 | 140.084 km/h | +40.750 |