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1979 Canadian Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 14 of 15
Sunday, September 30, 1979 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec
72 laps on a 4.410 kilometer road course (317.520 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:52:06.89
Average speed: 169.926 kph
Pole time: 89.892 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1.080 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1979 Formula One results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	27	Alan Jones	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	1:52:06.892	22	9
2	2	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	72	+1.080	50	6
3	3	28	Clay Regazzoni	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	72	+73.656	0	4
4	9	11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	71	+1 lap	0	3
5	6	3	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	71	+1 lap	0	2
6	17	7	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29 / Ford Cosworth DFV	70	+2 laps	0	1
7	19	5	Ricardo Zunino	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49 / Ford Cosworth DFV	68	+4 laps	0	0
8	15	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A / Ford Cosworth DFV	67	+5 laps	0	0
9	21	17	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	67	+5 laps	0	0
10	10	1	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	66	out of fuel	0	0
ret	4	6	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49 / Ford Cosworth DFV	61	gearbox	0	0
ret	18	36	Vittorio Brambilla	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 179 / Alfa Romeo 1260	52	fuel system	0	0
ret	16	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	47	gearbox	0	0
ret	13	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	33	engine	0	0
ret	24	33	Derek Daly	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	28	engine	0	0
ret	22	31	Hector Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Rebaque HR100 / Ford Cosworth DFV	26	chassis	0	0
ret	7	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	24	brakes	0	0
ret	23	18	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	24	ignition	0	0
ret	11	2	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	23	suspension	0	0
ret	14	29	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	20	spun off	0	0
ret	20	8	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29 / Ford Cosworth DFV	19	engine	0	0
ret	8	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	14	crash	0	0
ret	12	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	14	crash	0	0
ret	5	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	10	engine	0	0
dns	25	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	did not start	0	0

Fastest Lap: 173.942 kph by Alan Jones

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
26	Jochen Mass	30	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
27	Marc Surer	22	Team Ensign
28	Keke Rosberg	20	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
29	Alex Ribeiro	19	Fittipaldi Automotive
30	Arturo Merzario	24	Team Merzario

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Gilles Villeneuve	1	50	50
Alan Jones	51	72	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jody Scheckter	60
2	Gilles Villeneuve	44	-16
3	Alan Jones	43	-17
4	Jacques Laffite	36	-24
5	Clay Regazzoni	32	-28
6	Carlos Reutemann	25	-35
7	Patrick Depailler	22	-38
8	John Watson	14	-46
8	Mario Andretti	14	-46
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14	-46
11	Rene Arnoux	11	-49
12	Didier Pironi	10	-50
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9	-51
14	Niki Lauda	4	-56
15	Jochen Mass	3	-57
15	Jacky Ickx	3	-57
15	Nelson Piquet	3	-57
18	Riccardo Patrese	2	-58
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	-59