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1978 Canadian Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 16 of 16
Sunday, October 8, 1978 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec
70 laps on a 4.500 kilometer road course (315.000 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:57:49.20
Average speed: 160.414 kph
Pole time: 98.015 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 13.372 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1978 Formula One results / 1978 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015	70	1:57:49.196	21	9
2	2	20	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+13.372	0	6
3	11	11	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015	70	+19.408	0	4
4	12	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+24.667	0	3
5	13	4	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+28.558	0	2
6	15	22	Derek Daly	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+54.476	0	1
7	18	3	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+81.250	0	0
8	17	8	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+86.560	0	0
9	5	27	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+88.942	0	0
10	9	5	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	69	+1 lap	0	0
11	14	66	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260	69	+1 lap	0	0
12	22	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1	65	+5 lap	0	0
nc	21	10	Keke Rosberg	ATS Racing Team	ATS D1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	58	+12 laps	0	0
ret	10	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76	52	transmission	0	0
ret	19	7	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	spun off	0	0
ret	1	55	Jean-Pierre Jarier	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	49	oil leak	49	0
ret	16	18	Rene Arnoux	Team Surtees	Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV	37	engine	0	0
ret	20	21	Bobby Rahal	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV	16	fuel system	0	0
ret	4	2	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260	8	crash	0	0
ret	7	1	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260	5	brakes	0	0
ret	8	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	crash	0	0
ret	6	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0

Fastest Lap: 165.185 kph by Alan Jones

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
23	Clay Regazzoni	17	Shadow Racing Team
24	Beppe Gabbiani	19	Beta Team Surtees
25	Arturo Merzario	37	Team Merzario
26	Hector Rebaque	25	Team Rebaque
27	Rolf Stommelen	36	Arrows Racing Team
28	Michael Bleekemolen	9	ATS Racing Team

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jean-Pierre Jarier	1	49	49
Gilles Villeneuve	50	70	21

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Mario Andretti	64
2	Ronnie Peterson	51	-13
3	Carlos Reutemann	48	-16
4	Niki Lauda	44	-20
5	Patrick Depailler	34	-30
6	John Watson	25	-39
7	Jody Scheckter	24	-40
8	Jacques Laffite	19	-45
9	Gilles Villeneuve	17	-47
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	17	-47
11	Riccardo Patrese	11	-53
11	Alan Jones	11	-53
13	Patrick Tambay	8	-56
13	James Hunt	8	-56
15	Didier Pironi	7	-57
16	Clay Regazzoni	4	-60
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	3	-61
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	-62
19	Vittorio Brambilla	1	-63
19	Derek Daly	1	-63
19	Hector Rebaque	1	-63