Canadian Grand Prix
1978 · Round 16 · Montreal, Canada · Oct 8, 1978Race summary
Victory went to Villeneuve (from 3rd on the grid), with a 13.4s margin. Pironi made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 7th (up 11 places). Jones had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 9th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 70 | +13.372 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 70 | +19.408 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 70 | +24.667 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | +28.558 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | 70 | +54.476 | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | 70 | +1:21.250 | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +1:26.560 | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 70 | +1:28.942 | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | 65 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | 58 | +12 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 52 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | 51 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | 49 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0 |