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1979 Canadian Grand Prix
Round
14/15
Date
Sep 30, 1979 at 00:00
Location
Montreal, Canada
Circuit
Circuit length
4.5 m
Race distance
324.0 km
Jones
Winner
1:52:06.892
Winning time
Jones
Pole position
Jones
Fastest lap
1:31.272
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:52:06.892 | 1st | 72 | 9 |
| 2 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1.080 | 2nd | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +1:13.656 | 3rd | 72 | 4 |
| 4 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 lap | 9th | 71 | 3 |
| 5 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 6th | 71 | 2 |
| 6 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +2 laps | 17th | 70 | 1 |
| 7 | #5 Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | +4 laps | 19th | 68 | |
| 8 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 laps | 15th | 67 | |
| 9 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | +5 laps | 21st | 67 | |
| 10 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Out of fuel | 10th | 66 | |
| DNF | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Gearbox | 4th | 61 | |
| DNF | #36 Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | Fuel system | 18th | 52 | |
| DNF | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Gearbox | 16th | 47 | |
| DNF | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Engine | 13th | 33 | |
| DNF | #33 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Engine | 24th | 28 | |
| DNF | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | Chassis | 22nd | 26 | |
| DNF | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ignition | 23rd | 24 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Brakes | 7th | 24 | |
| DNF | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | Suspension | 11th | 23 | |
| DNF | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Spun off | 14th | 20 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Engine | 20th | 19 | |
| DNF | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | Accident | 8th | 14 | |
| DNF | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Accident | 12th | 14 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Engine | 5th | 10 | |
| DNQ | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #22 Marc Surer | Ensign | ||||
| DNQ | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | ||||
| DNQ | #19 Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:29.892 | |
| 2 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:30.554 | +0.662 |
| 3 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:30.768 | +0.876 |
| 4 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:30.775 | +0.883 |
| 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:30.820 | +0.928 |
| 6 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:31.941 | +2.049 |
| 7 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:32.103 | +2.211 |
| 8 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:32.116 | +2.224 |
| 9 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:32.280 | +2.388 |
| 10 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:32.651 | +2.759 |
| 11 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:32.682 | +2.790 |
| 12 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:32.858 | +2.966 |
| 13 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:33.065 | +3.173 |
| 14 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:33.090 | +3.198 |
| 15 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:33.297 | +3.405 |
| 16 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:33.355 | +3.463 |
| 17 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:33.362 | +3.470 |
| 18 | #36 Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.378 | +3.486 |
| 19 | #5 Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 1:33.511 | +3.619 |
| 20 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:33.603 | +3.711 |
| 21 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:34.102 | +4.210 |
| 22 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | 1:34.129 | +4.237 |
| 23 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:34.256 | +4.364 |
| 24 | #33 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:34.301 | +4.409 |
| 25 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:34.365 | +4.473 |
| 26 | #22 Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:34.747 | +4.855 |
| 27 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:35.061 | +5.169 |
| 28 | #19 Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | 1:36.901 | +7.009 |
| 29 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:37.590 | +7.698 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:31.272 | 65 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | 51 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | 44 | -7 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 5 | 40 | -11 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 6 | 36 | -15 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 5 | 29 | -22 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -31 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 0 | 4 | 20 | -31 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 14 | -37 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 14 | -37 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 14 | -37 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 2 | 11 | -40 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 10 | -41 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -42 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 4 | -47 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 3 | -48 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -49 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -50 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | 12 | 104 | |
| 2 | Williams | Ford | 5 | 10 | 75 | -29 |
| 3 | Ligier | Ford | 3 | 8 | 61 | -43 |
| 4 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 5 | 39 | -65 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 3 | 24 | -80 |
| 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 3 | 20 | -84 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 14 | -90 |
| 8 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 7 | -97 |
| 9 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -99 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -103 |
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| 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 | 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 |
| 1978 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | 1:38.072 - Alan Jones | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 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 1979 Canadian Grand Prix started Sep 30, 1979 on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Alan Jones started from pole position with Gilles Villeneuve next to him. Clay Regazzoni started from third place.
In 1 hour, 52 minutes and 06 seconds Alan Jones finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Gilles Villeneuve in second and Clay Regazzoni in third place.
After the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 51 points. Scheckter is 7 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.