Gridpedia1979 Canadian Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Sept 1979
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
- Round
- 14 of 15
- Winner
- Alan Jones (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +1.080 | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 72 | +1:13.656 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 61 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | 26 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 24 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | 24 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| W | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 44 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 104 |
| 2 | Williams | 5 | 75 |
| 3 | Ligier | 3 | 61 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |