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1978 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 16 of 16
Montreal
70 laps
Time of race: 1:57:49.196
Average speed of winner: 160.414 kph
Margin of victory: 13.372 sec
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Alan Jones 1:38.072
Lap leaders: Jarier 1-49, Villeneuve 50-70
Race notes: First win for Gilles Villeneuve. Last pole for Jean-Pierre Jarier. Finale for Bobby Rahal.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
1 | 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 015 | Michelin | Ferrari | 1:38.230 | 70 | 1 | 21 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
2 | 2 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Wolf | 1:38.026 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +13.372 | 6 |
3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 015 | Michelin | Ferrari | 1:39.455 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +19.408 | 4 |
4 | 12 | Riccardo Patrese | 35 | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Arrows | 1:39.491 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +24.667 | 3 |
5 | 13 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Tyrrell | 1:39.619 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +28.558 | 2 |
6 | 15 | Derek Daly | 22 | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Ensign | 1:40.042 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +54.476 | 1 |
7 | 18 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Tyrrell | 1:40.959 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +81.250 | 0 |
8 | 17 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | McLaren | 1:40.669 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +86.560 | 0 |
9 | 5 | Alan Jones | 27 | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Williams | 1:38.861 | 70 | 0 | 0 | +88.942 | 0 |
10 | 9 | Mario Andretti | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Lotus | 1:39.236 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
11 | 14 | Nelson Piquet | 66 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | Brabham | 1:39.624 | 69 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
12 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Michelin | Renault | 1:41.689 | 65 | 0 | 0 | +5 lap | 0 |
13 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | 10 | ATS Racing Team | ATS D1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | ATS | 1:41.611 | 58 | 0 | 0 | +12 laps (not classified) | 0 |
14 | 10 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS9 | Matra MS76 | Goodyear | Ligier | 1:39.381 | 52 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
15 | 19 | James Hunt | 7 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | McLaren | 1:40.970 | 51 | 0 | 0 | spun off | 0 |
16 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 55 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Lotus | 1:38.015 | 49 | 1 | 49 | oil leak | 0 |
17 | 16 | René Arnoux | 31 | Automobiles Martini | Martini MK23 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Martini | 1:38.930 | 37 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
18 | 20 | Bobby Rahal | 21 | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Wolf | 1:40.983 | 16 | 0 | 0 | fuel system | 0 |
19 | 4 | John Watson | 2 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | Brabham | 1:38.417 | 8 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
20 | 7 | Niki Lauda | 1 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | Brabham | 1:39.020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
21 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 16 | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Shadow | 1:39.081 | 1 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
22 | 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 14 | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Fittipaldi | 1:38.930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
1 | Mario Andretti | 64 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
2 | Ronnie Peterson | 51 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Carlos Reutemann | 48 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
4 | Niki Lauda | 44 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Patrick Depailler | 34 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
6 | John Watson | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Jody Scheckter | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Jacques Laffite | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Gilles Villeneuve | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Alan Jones | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | James Hunt | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Didier Pironi | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Héctor Rebaque | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Derek Daly | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Jochen Mass | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Brett Lunger | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Bruno Giacomelli | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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