1978 · Round 16 · Race Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada
Sunday, October 08, 1978
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada
Sunday, October 08, 1978
Winner
VIL
1:57:49.196
Winning margin
+13.370
to SCH
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
12/22
9 retirements
SCH
Jody Scheckter
+13.370
VIL
Gilles Villeneuve
1:57:49.196
REU
Carlos Reutemann
+19.410
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VILFerrari · Ferrari 312T2 ~ Ferrari 312T3 | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 02 | SCHWolf · Wolf WR1 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR4 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR5 ~ Wolf WR6 · Cosworth | 70 | +13.370 | 6 |
| 03 | REUFerrari · Ferrari 312T2 ~ Ferrari 312T3 | 70 | +19.410 | 4 |
| 04 | PATArrows · Arrows FA1 Cosworth ~ Arrows A1 Cosworth | 70 | +24.670 | 3 |
| 05 | DEPTyrrell · Tyrrell 008 · Cosworth | 70 | +28.560 | 2 |
| 06 | DALEnsign · Ensign N175 ~ Ensign N177 · Cosworth | 70 | +54.480 | 1 |
| 07 | PIRTyrrell · Tyrrell 008 · Cosworth | 70 | +81.250 | — |
| 08 | TAMMcLaren · McLaren M23 ~ McLaren M26 · Cosworth | 70 | +86.560 | — |
| 09 | JONWilliams · Williams FW06 · Cosworth | 70 | +88.940 | — |
| 10 | ANDTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 78 · Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | — |
| 11 | PIQBrabham · Brabham BT46B (46C) ~ Brabham BT45C ~ Brabham BT46 · Alfa Romeo | 69 | +1 lap | — |
| 12 | JABEquipe Renault · Renault RS01 · Gordini | 65 | +5 lap | — |
| — | HUNMcLaren · McLaren M23 ~ McLaren M26 · Cosworth | 51 | DNF | — |
| — | JARTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 78 · Cosworth | 49 | DNF | — |
| — | ARNSurtees · Surtees TS19 ~ Surtees TS20 · Cosworth | 37 | DNF | — |
| — | RAHWolf · Wolf WR1 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR4 Cosworth ~ Wolf WR5 ~ Wolf WR6 · Cosworth | 16 | DNF | — |
| — | WATBrabham · Brabham BT46B (46C) ~ Brabham BT45C ~ Brabham BT46 · Alfa Romeo | 8 | DNF | — |
| — | LAUBrabham · Brabham BT46B (46C) ~ Brabham BT45C ~ Brabham BT46 · Alfa Romeo | 5 | DNF | — |
| — | STUShadow · Shadow DN8 ~ Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 1 | DNF | — |
| — | FITFittipaldi · Fittipaldi Copersucar F5A · Cosworth | — | DNF | — |
| — | ROSATS (Germany) · HS1 D1 · Cosworth | 58 | DNC | — |
| — | LAFLigier · Ligier JS7 ~ Ligier JS9 · Matra | 52 | DNF | — |