Round 16 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 1978-10-08. Gilles Villeneuve won it for Ferrari. Podium: Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter, Carlos Reutemann.
Winner
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Pole
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Fastest lap
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Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 70 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 70 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 70 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | 70 | Finished | 1.0 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | 70 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 70 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 70 | Finished | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | 65 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | 58 | +12 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 52 | Transmission | 0.0 |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | 51 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | 49 | Oil leak | 0.0 |
| R | René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | 37 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | 16 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 8 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | 5 | Brakes | 0.0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | 1 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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