Canadian Grand Prix
1979 · Round 14 · Montreal, Canada · Sep 30, 1979Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.080s margin. Lammers made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 9th (up 12 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +1.080 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 72 | +1:13.656 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 61 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | 26 | Chassis | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 24 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | 24 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |