1979 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1979 Canadian Grand Prix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | ||
| Race details | ||
| Date | 30 September 1979 | |
| Location | Circuit Île NotreDame, Montreal | |
| Course | Semipermanent racing facility | |
| Course length | 4.500 km (2.796 mi) | |
| Distance | 72 laps, 324.000 km (201.324 mi) | |
| Weather | Partially cloudy, mild and dry with temperatures reaching up to 21 °C (70 °F); wind speeds up to 18.3 kilometres per hour (11.4 mph) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
|
WilliamsFord |
| Time | 1:29.892 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord |
| Time | 1:31.272 on lap 65 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
|
WilliamsFord |
| Second |
|
Ferrari |
| Third |
|
WilliamsFord |
|
Lap leaders
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Qualifying
Qualifying classification
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| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 1:29,892 | 1 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:30,554 | 2 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 1:30,768 | 3 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 1:30,775 | 4 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 1:30,820 | 5 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 1:31,941 | 6 |
| 7 | JeanPierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:32,103 | 7 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:32,116 | 8 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:32,280 | 9 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 1:32,651 | 10 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 1:32,682 | 11 |
| 12 | HansJoachim Stuck | ATSFord | 1:32,858 | 12 |
| 13 | JeanPierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 1:33,065 | 13 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 1:33,090 | 14 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 1:33,297 | 15 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | LigierFord | 1:33,355 | 16 |
| 17 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 1:33,362 | 17 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 1:33,378 | 18 |
| 19 | Ricardo Zunino | BrabhamFord | 1:33,511 | 19 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 1:33,603 | 20 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 1:34,102 | 21 |
| 22 | Héctor Rebaque | RebaqueFord | 1:34,129 | 22 |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 1:34,256 | 23 |
| 24 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 1:34,301 | 24 |
| DNQ | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 1:34,365 | — |
| DNQ | Marc Surer | EnsignFord | 1:34,747 | — |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | 1:35,061 | — |
| DNQ | Alex Ribeiro | FittipaldiFord | 1:36,901 | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 1:37,590 | — |
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 72 | + 1.080 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 72 | + 1:13.656 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 71 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 71 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 70 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | BrabhamFord | 68 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 67 | + 5 Laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 67 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 66 | Out of Fuel | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 61 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 52 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jacky Ickx | LigierFord | 47 | Gearbox | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | JeanPierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 33 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 33 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 28 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | RebaqueFord | 26 | Chassis | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | JeanPierre Jabouille | Renault | 24 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 24 | Ignition | 23 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 23 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 20 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 19 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 14 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 9 | HansJoachim Stuck | ATSFord | 14 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 10 | Engine | 5 | |
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | EnsignFord | ||||
| DNQ | 20 | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | FittipaldiFord | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | ||||
| WD | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamFord | Retired in Practice | |||
| Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 51 (60) |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 44 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 40 (43) |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 29 (32) |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 104 |
| 2 | WilliamsFord | 75 |
| 3 | LigierFord | 61 |
| 4 | LotusFord | 39 |
| 5 | TyrrellFord | 24 |
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