1978 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1978 Canadian Grand Prix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | ||
| Race details | ||
| Date | October 8, 1978 | |
| Location | Circuit Île NotreDame, Montreal | |
| Course | Semipermanent racing facility | |
| Course length | 4.500 km (2.796 mi) | |
| Distance | 70 laps, 315.000 km (195.732 mi) | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy 5 °C (41 °F) |
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| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
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LotusFord |
| Time | 1:38.015 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord |
| Time | 1:38.072 on lap 70 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
|
Ferrari |
| Second |
|
WolfFord |
| Third |
|
Ferrari |
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Lap leaders
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Qualifying
Qualifying classification
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| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JeanPierre Jarier | LotusFord | 1:38,015 | 1 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 1:38,026 | 2 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:38,230 | 3 |
| 4 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:38,417 | 4 |
| 5 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 1:38,861 | 5 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 1:38,930 | 6 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:39,020 | 7 |
| 8 | HansJoachim Stuck | ShadowFord | 1:39,081 | 8 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 1:39,236 | 9 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 1:39,381 | 10 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:39,455 | 11 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 1:39,491 | 12 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 1:39,619 | 13 |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:39,624 | 14 |
| 15 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 1:40,042 | 15 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | SurteesFord | 1:40,515 | 16 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 1:40,669 | 17 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 1:40,959 | 18 |
| 19 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 1:40,970 | 19 |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal | WolfFord | 1:40,983 | 20 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | ATSFord | 1:41,611 | 21 |
| 22 | JeanPierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:41,689 | 22 |
| DNQ | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | 1:41,739 | — |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | SurteesFord | 1:41,799 | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 1:41,962 | — |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 1:42,413 | — |
| DNQ | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | 1:43,267 | — |
| DNQ | Michael Bleekemolen | ATSFord | 1:45,553 | — |
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 70 | +13.372 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 70 | +19.408 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 70 | +24.667 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 70 | +28.558 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 70 | +54.476 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 70 | +1:21.250 | 18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 70 | +1:26.560 | 17 | |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 70 | +1:28.942 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 69 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 11 | 66 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 69 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 12 | 15 | JeanPierre Jabouille | Renault | 65 | +5 Laps | 22 | |
| NC | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATSFord | 58 | +12 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 52 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 51 | Spun Off | 19 | |
| Ret | 55 | JeanPierre Jarier | LotusFord | 49 | Oil Leak | 1 | |
| Ret | 18 | René Arnoux | SurteesFord | 37 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Bobby Rahal | WolfFord | 16 | Fuel System | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 8 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 5 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 16 | HansJoachim Stuck | ShadowFord | 1 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | SurteesFord | ||||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATSFord | ||||
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 64 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 51 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 48 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 44 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 34 |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LotusFord | 86 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 58 |
| 3 | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 53 |
| 4 | TyrrellFord | 38 |
| 5 | WolfFord | 24 |
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