Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1CanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari3701:57:49.1969
2South AfricanJody ScheckterWolf270+13.3726
3ArgentineCarlos ReutemannFerrari1170+19.4084
4ItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows1270+24.6673
5FrenchPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1370+28.5582
6IrishDerek DalyEnsign1570+54.4761
7FrenchDidier PironiTyrrell1870+1:21.2500
8FrenchPatrick TambayMcLaren1770+1:26.5600
9AustralianAlan JonesWilliams570+1:28.9420
10AmericanMario AndrettiTeam Lotus969+1 Lap0
11BrazilianNelson PiquetBrabham1469+1 Lap0
12FrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault2265+5 Laps0
RFinnishKeke RosbergATS2158+12 Laps0
RFrenchJacques LaffiteLigier1052Transmission0
RBritishJames HuntMcLaren1951Spun off0
RFrenchJean-Pierre JarierTeam Lotus149Oil leak0
RFrenchRené ArnouxSurtees1637Engine0
RAmericanBobby RahalWolf2016Fuel system0
RBritishJohn WatsonBrabham48Accident0
RAustrianNiki LaudaBrabham75Brakes0
RGermanHans-Joachim StuckShadow81Accident0
RBrazilianEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi60Accident0

About the Grand Prix

The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. This was the 16th and final race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Constructors. It was Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve's and a Canadian driver's first victory in Formula One.

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