Canada Grand Prix 1978: results

Round 16 of the 1978 season, 8 October 1978, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Gilles Villeneuve won for Ferrari from P3 on the grid. Jean-Pierre Jarier took pole position. Fastest lap: Alan Jones, 1:38.072 (lap 70).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:57:49.1969
2Jody ScheckterWolf+13.3706
3Carlos ReutemannFerrari+19.4104
4Riccardo PatreseArrows+24.6703
5Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+28.5602
6Derek DalyEnsign+54.4801
7Didier PironiTyrrell+1:21.2500
8Patrick TambayMcLaren+1:26.5600
9Alan JonesWilliams+1:28.9400
10Mario AndrettiLotus+1 lap0
11Nelson PiquetBrabham+1 lap0
12Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault+5 laps0
NCKeke RosbergATS+12 laps0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTransmission0
DNFJames HuntMcLarenSpun off0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierLotusOil leak0
DNFRené ArnouxSurteesEngine0
DNFBobby RahalWolfFuel system0
DNFJohn WatsonBrabhamAccident0
DNFNiki LaudaBrabhamBrakes0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckShadowAccident0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldiAccident0
DNQClay RegazzoniShadow—0
DNQBeppe GabbianiSurtees—0
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario—0
DNQHéctor RebaqueLotus—0
DNQRolf StommelenArrows—0
DNQMichael BleekemolenATS—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Jean-Pierre JarierLotus
2Jody ScheckterWolf
3Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
4John WatsonBrabham
5Alan JonesWilliams
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
7Niki LaudaBrabham
8Hans-Joachim StuckShadow
9Mario AndrettiLotus
10Jacques LaffiteLigier
11Carlos ReutemannFerrari
12Riccardo PatreseArrows
13Patrick DepaillerTyrrell
14Nelson PiquetBrabham
15Derek DalyEnsign
16René ArnouxSurtees
17Patrick TambayMcLaren
18Didier PironiTyrrell
19James HuntMcLaren
20Bobby RahalWolf
21Keke RosbergATS
22Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
23Clay RegazzoniShadow
24Beppe GabbianiSurtees
25Arturo MerzarioMerzario
26Héctor RebaqueLotus
27Rolf StommelenArrows
28Michael BleekemolenATS

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