Round 14 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 1979-09-30. Alan Jones won it for Williams. Podium: Alan Jones, Gilles Villeneuve, Clay Regazzoni.
Winner
Alan Jones
Williams
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 72 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3.0 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1.0 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0.0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 61 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | 47 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 28 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | 26 | Chassis | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 24 | Brakes | 0.0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | 24 | Ignition | 0.0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 14 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 14 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 10 | Engine | 0.0 |
| W | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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