The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix started October 8th, 1978 at 01:00 on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Jean-Pierre Jarier started from pole position with Jody Scheckter next to him. Gilles Villeneuve started from third place.
After 1 hour, 57 minutes and 49 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 64 points. Andretti is 13 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.
After 1 hour, 57 minutes and 49 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jody Scheckter in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 64 points. Andretti is 13 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.
Circuit
Location
Montreal, Canada
Date
October 8th, 1978 at 01:00
Round
16/16
Winner
Gilles Villeneuve
Winning time
1:57:49.196
Pole position
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:57:49.196 | 3 | 70 | 9 |
| 2 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +13.372 | 2 | 70 | 6 |
| 3 8 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +19.408 | 11 | 70 | 4 |
| 4 8 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +24.667 | 12 | 70 | 3 |
| 5 8 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +28.558 | 13 | 70 | 2 |
| 6 9 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | +54.476 | 15 | 70 | 1 |
| 7 11 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:21.250 | 18 | 70 | 0 |
| 8 9 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1:26.560 | 17 | 70 | 0 |
| 9 4 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | +1:28.942 | 5 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 9 | 69 | 0 |
| 11 3 | #66 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 Lap | 14 | 69 | 0 |
| 12 10 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +5 Laps | 22 | 65 | 0 |
| - | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | +12 Laps | 21 | 58 | 0 |
| - | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Transmission) | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 19 | 51 | 0 |
| - | #55 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | DNF (Oil leak) | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #18 René Arnoux | Surtees | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 37 | 0 |
| - | #21 Bobby Rahal | Wolf | DNF (Fuel system) | 20 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #2 John Watson | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | DNF (Brakes) | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Accident) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #19 Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #25 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 7 | 64 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 7 | 51 | -13 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 4 | 7 | 48 | -16 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 2 | 7 | 44 | -20 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 5 | 34 | -30 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 25 | -39 | |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 4 | 24 | -40 | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 19 | -45 | |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 17 | -47 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 17 | -47 | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 11 | -53 | |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1 | 11 | -53 | |
| 13 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 8 | -56 | |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | -56 | ||
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | -57 | ||
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | -60 | ||
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | -61 | ||
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 2 | -62 | ||
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1 | -63 | ||
| 20 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 1 | -63 | ||
| 21 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 1 | -63 | ||
| 22 | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 0 | -64 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | -64 | ||
| 24 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | -64 | ||
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 0 | -64 | ||
| 26 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 0 | -64 | ||
| 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | -64 | ||
| 28 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | -64 | ||
| 29 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -64 | ||
| 30 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | -64 | ||
| 31 | Harald Ertl | ATS | 0 | -64 | ||
| 32 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | -64 | ||
| 33 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 0 | -64 | ||
| 34 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -64 | ||
| 35 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 0 | -64 | ||
| 36 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | 0 | -64 | ||
| 37 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 | -64 | ||
| 38 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | 0 | -64 | ||
| 39 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 0 | -64 | ||
| 40 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | 0 | -64 | ||
| 41 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | -64 | ||
| 42 | Alberto Colombo | Merzario | 0 | -64 | ||
| 43 | Carlo Franchi | Surtees | 0 | -64 | ||
| 44 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | 0 | -64 | ||
| 45 | Hans Binder | ATS | 0 | -64 | ||
| 46 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren | 0 | -64 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 8 | 14 | 86 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 9 | 58 | -28 |
| 3 | Brabham | 2 | 10 | 53 | -33 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 1 | 5 | 38 | -48 |
| 5 | Wolf | 4 | 24 | -62 | |
| 6 | Ligier | 2 | 19 | -67 | |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 17 | -69 | |
| 8 | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -71 | |
| 9 | Williams | 1 | 11 | -75 | |
| 10 | Arrows | 1 | 11 | -75 | |
| 11 | Shadow | 6 | -80 | ||
| 12 | Renault | 3 | -83 | ||
| 13 | Surtees | 1 | -85 | ||
| 14 | Ensign | 1 | -85 | ||
| 15 | ATS | 0 | -86 | ||
| 16 | Martini | 0 | -86 | ||
| 17 | Merzario | 0 | -86 | ||
| 18 | Theodore | 0 | -86 | ||
| 19 | Hesketh | 0 | -86 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:14.481 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Carlos Sainz | Lewis Hamilton | 1:15.749 - Carlos Sainz | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc | 1:13.078 - Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:13.864 - Max Verstappen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:14.551 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | 1:15.599 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | 1:16.987 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:18.504 - Felipe Massa | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.182 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | Romain Grosjean | Sergio Pérez | 1:15.752 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:16.956 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | 1:16.972 - Robert Kubica | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #4 Robert Kubica | Nick Heidfeld | David Coulthard | 1:17.387 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Alexander Wurz | 1:16.367 - Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:15.841 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:14.384 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jenson Button |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | 1:13.622 - Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Giancarlo Fisichella | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Giancarlo Fisichella | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #27 Jean Alesi | Rubens Barrichello | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1991 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Stefano Modena | Riccardo Patrese | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1985 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | Alain Prost | Elio de Angelis | |
| 1984 | #1 Nelson Piquet | Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Eddie Cheever | Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | |
| 1982 | #1 Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | John Watson | Didier Pironi | |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | John Watson | Gilles Villeneuve | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Clay Regazzoni | Alan Jones | |
| 1977 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | Jochen Mass | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | James Hunt | |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1973 | #8 Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Oliver | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Mark Donohue | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #18 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Chris Amon | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1969 | #11 Jacky Ickx | Jack Brabham | Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1968 | #1 Denny Hulme | Bruce McLaren | Pedro Rodríguez | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #1 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |