| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:44.410 | 200.326 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.460 | +00.050 (+0.048%) | +00.050 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:44.710 | +00.300 (+0.287%) | +00.250 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.920 | +00.510 (+0.488%) | +00.210 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.980 | +00.570 (+0.546%) | +00.060 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.070 | +00.660 (+0.632%) | +00.090 |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.200 | +00.790 (+0.757%) | +00.130 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:45.350 | +00.940 (+0.900%) | +00.150 |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:45.550 | +01.140 (+1.092%) | +00.200 |
| 10 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:45.680 | +01.270 (+1.216%) | +00.130 |
| 11 | 11 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:45.730 | +01.320 (+1.264%) | +00.050 |
| 12 | 12 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.320 | +01.910 (+1.829%) | +00.590 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.370 | +01.960 (+1.877%) | +00.050 |
| 14 | 14 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.400 | +01.990 (+1.906%) | +00.030 |
| 15 | 15 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.700 | +02.290 (+2.193%) | +00.300 |
| 16 | 16 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.120 | +02.710 (+2.596%) | +00.420 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.550 | +04.140 (+3.965%) | +01.430 |
| 18 | 18 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.680 | +04.270 (+4.090%) | +00.130 |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.680 | +04.270 (+4.090%) | +00.000 |
| 20 | 20 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.890 | +04.480 (+4.291%) | +00.210 |
| 21 | 21 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.140 | +04.730 (+4.530%) | +00.250 |
| 22 | 22 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.530 | +05.120 (+4.904%) | +00.390 |
| 23 | 23 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.540 | +05.130 (+4.913%) | +00.010 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.550 | +05.140 (+4.923%) | +00.010 |
| 25 | 25 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.900 | +05.490 (+5.258%) | +00.350 |
| 26 | 26 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.090 | +05.680 (+5.440%) | +00.190 |
| 27 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.110 | +05.700 (+5.459%) | +00.020 | |
| 28 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.190 | +05.780 (+5.536%) | +00.080 | |
| 29 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.400 | +05.990 (+5.737%) | +00.210 |