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GP of France Paul Ricard 2-7-1978, 54 laps of 5.810 m, Total distance 313.740
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 79 | 1:38:51.92 | - |
| 2 | - | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford 79 | -2.93 | - |
| 3 | - | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford M26 | -19.80 | - |
| 4 | - | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 | -36.88 | - |
| 5 | - | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford FW06 | -41.81 | - |
| 6 | - | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford WR5 | -54.53 | - |
| 7 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra JS9 | -54.74 | - |
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford FA1 | -1:24.88 | - |
| 9 | - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford M26 | -1:27.06 | - |
| 10 | - | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford 008 | -1:29.98 | - |
| 11 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -1 lap | - |
| 12 | - | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T3 | -1 lap | - |
| 13 | - | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford HS1 | -1 lap | - |
| 14 | - | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford Mk23 | -1 lap | - |
| 15 | - | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford FA1 | -1 lap | - |
| 16 | - | Keke Rosberg | ATS-Ford HS1 | -2 laps | - |
| 17 | - | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford TS20 | -2 laps | - |
| 18 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T3 | -5 laps | - |
| 19 | - | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford M26 | -9 laps | Engine |
| 20 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford F5A | -11 laps | Suspension |
| 21 | - | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford TS20 | -14 laps | Engine |
| 22 | - | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford M26 | -26 laps | Engine |
| 23 | - | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford 008 | -44 laps | Engine |
| 24 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 | -44 laps | Engine |
| 25 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -50 laps | Electrics |
| 26 | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 | -53 laps | Engine |
| 27 | - | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford A1 | DNQ | - |
| 28 | - | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford N177 | DNQ | - |
| 29 | - | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford 78 | DNQ | - |