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1978 Canadian Grand Prix
Round
16/16
Date
Oct 8, 1978 at 00:00 CET
Location
Montreal, Canada
Circuit
Circuit length
4.5 m
Race distance
315.0 km (70 laps)
Villeneuve
Winner
1:57:49.196
Winning time
Jarier
Pole position
Jones
Fastest lap
1:38.072
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:57:49.196 | 3rd | 70 | 9 |
| 2 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +13.370 | 2nd | 70 | 6 |
| 3 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +19.410 | 11th | 70 | 4 |
| 4 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +24.670 | 12th | 70 | 3 |
| 5 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +28.560 | 13th | 70 | 2 |
| 6 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | +54.480 | 15th | 70 | 1 |
| 7 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:21.250 | 18th | 70 | |
| 8 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1:26.560 | 17th | 70 | |
| 9 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | +1:28.940 | 5th | 70 | |
| 10 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | +1 lap | 9th | 69 | |
| 11 | #66 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 lap | 14th | 69 | |
| 12 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +5 laps | 22nd | 65 | |
| NC | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | +12 laps | 21st | 58 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Transmission | 10th | 52 | |
| DNF | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Spun off | 19th | 51 | |
| DNF | #55 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | Oil leak | 1st | 49 | |
| DNF | #18 René Arnoux | Surtees | Engine | 16th | 37 | |
| DNF | #21 Bobby Rahal | Wolf | Fuel system | 20th | 16 | |
| DNF | #2 John Watson | Brabham | Accident | 4th | 8 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Brakes | 7th | 5 | |
| DNF | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | 8th | 1 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Accident | 6th | 0 | |
| DNQ | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | ||||
| DNQ | #19 Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | ||||
| DNQ | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||||
| DNQ | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | ||||
| DNQ | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #9 Michael Bleekemolen | ATS |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #55 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | 1:38.015 | |
| 2 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:38.026 | +0.011 |
| 3 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:38.230 | +0.215 |
| 4 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:38.417 | +0.402 |
| 5 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:38.861 | +0.846 |
| 6 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:38.930 | +0.915 |
| 7 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:39.020 | +1.005 |
| 8 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:39.081 | +1.066 |
| 9 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:39.236 | +1.221 |
| 10 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:39.381 | +1.366 |
| 11 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:39.455 | +1.440 |
| 12 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:39.491 | +1.476 |
| 13 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:39.619 | +1.604 |
| 14 | #66 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:39.624 | +1.609 |
| 15 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | 1:40.042 | +2.027 |
| 16 | #18 René Arnoux | Surtees | 1:40.515 | +2.500 |
| 17 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:40.669 | +2.654 |
| 18 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:40.959 | +2.944 |
| 19 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:40.970 | +2.955 |
| 20 | #21 Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 1:40.983 | +2.968 |
| 21 | #10 Keke Rosberg | ATS | 1:41.611 | +3.596 |
| 22 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:41.689 | +3.674 |
| 23 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:41.739 | +3.724 |
| 24 | #19 Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | 1:41.799 | +3.784 |
| 25 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:41.962 | +3.947 |
| 26 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:42.413 | +4.398 |
| 27 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:43.267 | +5.252 |
| 28 | #9 Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 1:45.553 | +7.538 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:38.072 | 70 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 6 | 7 | 64 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 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 | 0 | 3 | 25 | -39 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 4 | 24 | -40 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 2 | 19 | -45 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 17 | -47 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 17 | -47 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 1 | 11 | -53 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 11 | -53 |
| 13 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 8 | -56 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 8 | -56 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 7 | -57 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 4 | -60 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | 0 | 3 | -61 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -62 |
| 19 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 1 | -63 |
| 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | 0 | 1 | -63 |
| 21 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 0 | 0 | 1 | -63 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 8 | 14 | 86 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | 9 | 58 | -28 |
| 3 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 10 | 53 | -33 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 5 | 38 | -48 |
| 5 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 4 | 24 | -62 |
| 6 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 2 | 19 | -67 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 17 | -69 |
| 8 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 15 | -71 |
| 9 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 1 | 11 | -75 |
| 10 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 1 | 11 | -75 |
| 11 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 6 | -80 |
| 12 | Renault | Renault | 0 | 0 | 3 | -83 |
| 13 | Surtees | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -85 |
| 14 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -85 |
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| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:14.551 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
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| 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 | 1:16.040 - Fernando Alonso | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.960 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:17.205 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:19.049 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Eddie Irvine | 1:20.382 - Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | Eddie Irvine | 1:19.379 - Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:19.635 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | 1:21.916 - Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill |
| 1995 | #27 Jean Alesi | Rubens Barrichello | Eddie Irvine | 1:29.174 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | 1:28.927 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | 1:21.500 - Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | 1:22.325 - Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna |
| 1991 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Stefano Modena | Riccardo Patrese | 1:22.385 - Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | 1:22.077 - Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | 1:31.925 - Jonathan Palmer | Alain Prost |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | 1:24.973 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | 1:25.443 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
| 1985 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | Alain Prost | 1:27.445 - Ayrton Senna | Elio de Angelis |
| 1984 | #1 Nelson Piquet | Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | 1:28.763 - Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Eddie Cheever | Patrick Tambay | 1:30.851 - Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux |
| 1982 | #1 Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | John Watson | 1:28.323 - Didier Pironi | Didier Pironi |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | John Watson | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:49.475 - John Watson | Nelson Piquet |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | 1:28.769 - Didier Pironi | Nelson Piquet |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Clay Regazzoni | 1:31.272 - Alan Jones | Alan Jones |
| 1977 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | Jochen Mass | 1:13.299 - Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | 1:13.817 - Patrick Depailler | James Hunt |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson | 1:13.659 - Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1973 | #8 Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Oliver | 1:15.496 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Denny Hulme | 1:15.700 - Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Mark Donohue | 1:43.500 - Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #18 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Chris Amon | 1:32.200 - Clay Regazzoni | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #11 Jacky Ickx | Jack Brabham | Jochen Rindt | 1:18.100 - Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx |
| 1968 | #1 Denny Hulme | Bruce McLaren | Pedro Rodríguez | 1:35.100 - Jo Siffert | Jochen Rindt |
| 1967 | #1 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Dan Gurney | 1:23.100 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix started Oct 8, 1978 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.
In 1 hour, 57 minutes and 49 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race in first place.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.