Canadian Grand Prix
Round 16 of 1978
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal
Country
Canada
Date
Oct 8, 1978
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve N/A | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter N/A | Wolf | 2 | 70 | +13.372 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann N/A | Ferrari | 11 | 70 | +19.408 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese N/A | Arrows | 12 | 70 | +24.667 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler N/A | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | +28.558 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Daly N/A | Ensign | 15 | 70 | +54.476 | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi N/A | Tyrrell | 18 | 70 | +1:21.250 | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay N/A | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +1:26.560 | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones N/A | Williams | 5 | 70 | +1:28.942 | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti N/A | Team Lotus | 9 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet N/A | Brabham | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille N/A | Renault | 22 | 65 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg N/A | ATS | 21 | 58 | +12 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite N/A | Ligier | 10 | 52 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | James Hunt N/A | McLaren | 19 | 51 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier N/A | Team Lotus | 1 | 49 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux N/A | Surtees | 16 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Bobby Rahal N/A | Wolf | 20 | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 19 | John Watson N/A | Brabham | 4 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Niki Lauda N/A | Brabham | 7 | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck N/A | Shadow | 8 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi N/A | Fittipaldi | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Race Summary
- Round: 16 of 1978
- Circuit: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve — Montreal, Canada
- Date: Oct 8, 1978
- Winner: Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari), started P3.
- Classified finishers: 22