1979 Grand Prix du Canada
Gilles Villeneuve · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Jones | 1 | 24 | 1.080 | 72 | 324 | 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 | 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 72 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 72 | +1.080s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Ford | 72 | +73.656s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 70 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | Ford | 68 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 15 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 67 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Ford | 67 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 66 | — | Out of fuel | ||
| — | 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 61 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 18 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 52 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 16 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Ford | 47 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 13 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 33 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 24 | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Ford | 28 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | Ford | 26 | — | Chassis | ||
| — | 23 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ford | 24 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 7 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 24 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 23 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 20 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 20 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 19 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 14 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 12 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 14 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 10 | — | Engine | ||
| — | — | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |