# Grand Prix moto de France 1978

Le Grand Prix moto de France 1978 est la quatrième manche du Championnat du monde de vitesse moto 1978. La compétition s'est déroulée du 6 au 7 mai 1978 sur le Circuit Paul Armagnac à Nogaro. C'est la 44e édition du Grand Prix moto de France et la 22e édition comptant pour le championnat du monde.

## Résultats des 500 cm$^3$

| Pos | Pilote | Moto | Temps/Écart | Points |
| 1 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | 56 min 42 s 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Pat Hennen | Suzuki | +10 s 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | +29 s 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Christian Estrosi | Suzuki | +37 s 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Wil Hartog | Suzuki | +1 min 07 s 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Graziano Rossi | Suzuki | +1 tour | 5 |
| 7 | Steve Parrish | Suzuki | +1 tour | 4 |
| 8 | Jean-Philippe Orban | Suzuki | +1 tour | 3 |
| 9 | Carlo Perugini | Suzuki | +2 tours | 2 |
| 10 | Kenny Blake | Yamaha | +2 tours | 1 |
| 11 | Alex George (en) | Suzuki | +2 tours | |
| 12 | Marc Chabert | Suzuki | +2 tours | |
| 13 | John Woodley | Suzuki | +2 tours | |
| 14 | Franz Rau | Suzuki | +3 tours | |
| 15 | Børge Nielsen | Suzuki | +3 tours | |
| 16 | Gerhard Vogt | Suzuki | +3 tours | |
| 17 | Virginio Ferrari | Suzuki | +4 tours | |
| 18 | John Newbold | Suzuki | +4 tours | |
| 19 | Kimmo Kopra | Yamaha | +4 tours | |
| 20 | Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | +7 tours | |
| 21 | Boet van Dulmen | Suzuki | +11 tours | |
| 22 | Gianfranco Bonera | Suzuki | +12 tours | |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | +16 tours | |
| 24 | Alain Beraud | Yamaha | +18 tours | |
| Abd. | Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Pierre Tocco | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Jean-Paul Boinet | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Teuvo Länsivuori | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Eddie Roberts | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Leslie van Breda | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | René Gutknecht | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Bruno Kneubühler | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Jack Findlay | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Steve Wright | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | Abandon | |
| Np. | Ikujiro Takai | Yamaha | Non partant | |
| Np. | Leandro Becheroni | Suzuki | Non partant | |

## Résultats des 350 cm$^3$

| Pos | Pilote | Moto | Temps | Points |
| 1 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 51 min 29 s 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | +7 s 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | +46 s 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | +54 s 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | +1 min 09 s 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | +1 min 11 s 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | +1 min 18 s 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | +1 min 23 s 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Raymond Roche | Yamaha | +1 min 24 s 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Michel Rougerie | Yamaha | +1 tour | 1 |
| 11 | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | +1 tour | |
| 12 | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 13 | Sadao Asami | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 14 | Gianfranco Bonera | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 15 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 16 | Michel Frutschi | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 17 | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 18 | Denis Boulom | Yamaha | +2 tours | |
| 19 | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | +3 tours | |
| 20 | Michel Rastel | Yamaha | +3 tours | |
| 21 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha | +5 tours | |
| Abd. | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | John Dodds | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Jean-Louis Guignabodet | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Philippe Bouzanne | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Franco Uncini | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Franco Solari | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Guy Bertin | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | John Newbold | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Jean-Claude Meilland | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Takazumi Katayama | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Eric Saul | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Pekka Nurmi | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Nq. | José Cecotto | Yamaha | Non qualifié | |
| Nq. | Richard Hubin | Yamaha | Non qualifié | |

## Résultats des 250 cm$^3$

| Pos | Pilote | Moto | Temps | Points |
| 1 | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki | 48 min 22 s 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | +2 s 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | +25 s 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Jon Ekerold | Yamaha | +48 s 9 | 8 |
| 5 | Tom Herron | Yamaha | +1 min 07 s 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Raymond Roche | Yamaha | +1 min 12 s 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Chas Mortimer | Maxton-Yamaha | +1 min 15 s 9 | 4 |
| 8 | Olivier Chevallier | Yamaha | +1 min 22 s 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Vic Soussan | Yamaha | +1 min 22 s 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Guy Bertin | Yamaha | +1 min 23 s 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Franco Uncini | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 12 | Clive Padgett | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 13 | Hervé Moineau | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 14 | Sadao Asami | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 15 | Leif Gustafsson | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 16 | Jean-Claude Meilland | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 17 | Jacques Cornu | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 18 | Pierre Tocco | Yamaha | +1 tour | |
| 19 | Carlos Lavado | Yamaha | +2 tours | |
| 20 | Josef Hage | Yamaha | +2 tours | |
| 21 | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | +4 tours | |
| 22 | Eduardo Alemán | Yamaha | +9 tours | |
| 23 | Philippe Bouzanne | Yamaha | +10 tours | |
| 24 | Jean-François Baldé | Kawasaki | +12 tours | |
| Abd. | Christian Estrosi | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Anton Mang | Kawasaki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Eero Hyvärinen | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | John Dodds | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Thierry Laurens | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Mick Grant | Kawasaki | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Roland Freymond | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Pentti Korhonen | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Mario Lega | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Pierluigi Conforti | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Walter Villa | Harley-Davidson | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Eric Saul | Yamaha | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Denis Boulom | Yamaha | Abandon | |

## Résultats des 125 cm$^3$

| Pos | Pilote | Moto | Temps | Points |
| 1 | Pierpaolo Bianchi | Minarelli | 50 min 21 s 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | MBA | +12 s 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Per-Edvard Carlsson | Morbidelli | +33 s 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Maurizio Massimiani | Morbidelli | +37 s 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet | Morbidelli | +1 min 30 s 9 | 6 |
| 6 | Thierry Noblesse | Morbidelli | +1 tour | 5 |
| 7 | Matti Kinnunen | Morbidelli | +1 tour | 4 |
| 8 | Patrick Plisson | Morbidelli | +1 tour | 3 |
| 9 | Harald Bartol | Morbidelli | +1 tour | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Meyer | Morbidelli | +1 tour | 1 |
| 11 | Claude Gorry | Morbidelli | +1 tour | |
| 12 | Stefan Dörflinger | Morbidelli | +2 tours | |
| 13 | Bennie Wilbers | Morbidelli | +2 tours | |
| 14 | Johann Parzer | Morbidelli | +2 tours | |
| 15 | Ernst Fagerer | Morbidelli | +2 tours | |
| 16 | Yves Dupont | Morbidelli | +3 tours | |
| 17 | Jacky Hutteau | Morbidelli | +3 tours | |
| 18 | Pierluigi Conforti | MBA | +5 tours | |
| 19 | Bernd Schneider | Bender | +5 tours | |
| 20 | Karl Fuchs | Morbidelli | +10 tours | |
| Abd. | Clive Horton | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Alain Pellet | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Thierry Espié | Motobécane | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Claudio Lusuardi | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Hans Müller | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Ángel Nieto | Bultaco | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Werner Schmied | Rotax | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Marc-Anton Constantin | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Enrico Cereda | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Benga Johansson | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Ricardo Tormo | Bultaco | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Laurent Gomis | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Michael Schmid | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | François Granon | Morbidelli | Abandon | |
| Abd. | Ivan Palazzese | Morbidelli | |

## Résultats des Side-Cars

| Pos | Pilote | Passager | Moto | Temps | Points |
| 1 | Rolf Biland | Kenneth Williams | BEO-Yamaha | 46 min 25 s 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Alain Michel | Stuart Collins | Seymaz-Yamaha | +2 s 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Malcolm Hobson | Kenny Birch | Schmid-Yamaha | +48 s 5 | 10 |
| 4 | George O'Dell | Cliff Holland | Seymaz-Yamaha | +1 min 25 s 9 | 8 |
| 5 | Bruno Holzer | Karl Meierhans | LCR-Yamaha | +1 min 26 s 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Werner Schwärzel | Andreas Huber | ARO-Fath | +1 tour | 5 |
| 7 | Jock Taylor | Lewis Ward | Windle-Yamaha | | 4 |
| 8 | Göte Brodin | Per-Erik Wickström | Windle-Yamaha | | 3 |
| 9 | Bill Hodgkins | John Parkins | Windle-Yamaha | | 2 |
| 10 | Gérald Corbaz | Roland Gabriel | Schmid-Yamaha | | 1 |
| 11 | ... | ... | ... | | |