Canadian Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
RACE DATE
8 Oct 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix.
WINNERVilleneuveP3 → P1
RACE LAPS70
BIGGEST GAIN+11Pironi
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | +2 | 70 | 1:57:49.196Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 0 | 70 | +13.372Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +8 | 70 | +19.408Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +8 | 70 | +24.667Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | +8 | 70 | +28.558Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | +9 | 70 | +54.476Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | +11 | 70 | +1:21.250Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | +9 | 70 | +1:26.560Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | -4 | 70 | +1:28.942Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | -1 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | +3 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | +10 | 65 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | +8 | 58 | +12 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | -4 | 52 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | +4 | 51 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | -15 | 49 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| R | René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | -1 | 37 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | +2 | 16 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | -15 | 8 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | -13 | 5 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | -13 | 1 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | -16 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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