1979 Canadian Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Alan Jones	Williams	1	0	72	1:52:06.892Finished	9	—
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	0	72	+1.080Finished	6	—
3	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	3	0	72	+1:13.656Finished	4	—
4	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	9	+5	71	+1 Lap	3	—
5	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	6	+1	71	+1 Lap	2	—
6	John Watson	McLaren	17	+11	70	+2 Laps	1	—
7	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	17	+10	68	+4 Laps	0	—
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	15	+7	67	+5 Laps	0	—
9	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	+12	67	+5 Laps	0	—
10	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	10	0	66	Out of fuel	0	—
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	4	-7	61	Gearbox	0	—
R	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	18	+6	52	Fuel system	0	—
R	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	16	+3	47	Gearbox	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	13	-1	33	Engine	0	—
R	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	24	+9	28	Engine	0	—
R	Hector Rebaque	Rebaque	22	+6	26	Chassis	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	7	-10	24	Brakes	0	—
R	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	23	+5	24	Ignition	0	—
R	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	11	-8	23	Suspension	0	—
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	14	-6	20	Spun off	0	—
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	20	-1	19	Engine	0	—
R	René Arnoux	Renault	8	-14	14	Accident	0	—
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	12	-11	14	Accident	0	—
R	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	-19	10	Engine	0	—
W	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Ford	PIT / —	—	0	Withdrew	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

Canadian Grand Prix