1978 Grand Prix du Canada
Gilles Villeneuve · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 22 | 13.370 | 70 | 315 | Alan Jones |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 70 | +13.370s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | +19.410s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 70 | +24.670s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 70 | +28.560s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Ford | 70 | +54.480s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 70 | +81.250s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 70 | +86.560s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 5 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 70 | ★ | +88.940s | Finished | |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 14 | 66 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 65 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 21 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 58 | +12 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 52 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 19 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 51 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 1 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | Ford | 49 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 16 | 18 | René Arnoux | Surtees | Ford | 37 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | Ford | 16 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 8 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 5 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 8 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Ford | 1 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified |