Canada (1978)

Date: 08 Oct 1978

Location: Montreal, Canada

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 9 70 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
2 South Africa Jody Scheckter 6 70 Wolf Ford Goodyear
3 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 4 70 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
4 Italy Riccardo Patrese 3 70 Arrows Ford Goodyear
5 France Patrick Depailler 2 70 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
6 Ireland Derek Daly 1 70 Ensign Ford Goodyear
7 France Didier Pironi 0 70 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
8 France Patrick Tambay 0 70 McLaren Ford Goodyear
9 Australia Alan Jones 0 70 Williams Ford Goodyear
10 United States of America Mario Andretti 0 69 Lotus Ford Goodyear
11 Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 69 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
12 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 65 Renault Renault Michelin
NC Finland Keke Rosberg 0 58 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jacques Laffite 0 52 Ligier Matra Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 51 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 49 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF France René Arnoux 0 37 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNF United States of America Bobby Rahal 0 16 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom John Watson 0 8 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 5 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 1 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 0 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNQ Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Beppe Gabbiani 0 Surtees Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNQ Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNQ Germany Rolf Stommelen 0 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNQ Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Grand Prix du Canada 1978 (1978)

Date: 1978-10-08 · Circuit: Gilles Villeneuve (Canada)

Podium
  1. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 9 pts
  2. Jody David Scheckter Wolf 6 pts
  3. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3 +2 1:57:49.196 9
2 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 2 0 1:58:02.566 6
3 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Ferrari 11 +8 1:58:08.606 4
4 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 12 +8 1:58:13.866 3
5 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Tyrrell 13 +8 1:58:17.756 2
6 Derek Daly Ensign 15 +9 1:58:43.676 1
7 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 18 +11 1:59:10.446
8 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 17 +9 1:59:15.756
9 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 5 -4 1:59:18.136
10 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9 -1
11 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 14 +3
12 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 22 +10
Keijo Erik Rosberg ATS 21
Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10 Transmission
James Simon Wallis Hunt McLaren 19 Spun off
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Lotus 1 Oil leak
René Alexandre Arnoux Surtees 16 Engine
Robert Woodward Rahal Wolf 20 Fuel system
John Marshall Watson Brabham 4 Accident
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 7 Brakes
Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 8 Accident
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 6 Accident
Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Shadow
Giuseppe Gabbiani Surtees
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus
Rolf Johann Stommelen Arrows
Michael Bleekemolen ATS
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Lotus 1
2 Jody David Scheckter Wolf 2
3 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3
4 John Marshall Watson Brabham 4
5 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 5
6 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 6
7 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 7
8 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 8
9 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9
10 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10

Fastest Lap

Alan Stanley Jones (Williams) – 1:59:18.136

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