1978 Canadian Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 16th of 16 races in the 1978 World Automobile Championship | ||
| Surname: | XVII Grand Prix du Canada | |
| Date: | October 8, 1978 | |
| Place: | Montreal | |
| Course: | Circuit Île Notre-Dame | |
| Length: | 326.9 km in 70 laps of 4.67 km
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| Weather: | cold and dry | |
| Spectator: | ~ 72,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Jean-Pierre Jarier
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 lotus
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| Time: | 1: 38.015 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Alan Jones
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Williams
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| Time: | 1: 38.072 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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 Ferrari
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| Second: |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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wolf
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| Third: |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari
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The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix took place on October 8th in Montreal as the 16th and final race of the 1978 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
Since the Mosport International Raceway , on which the Canadian Grand Prix had taken place in previous years, no longer met the then current safety requirements, the organizers decided to host the race from 1978 on the Circuit Île Notre-Dame in Montreal. After the 1976 Olympic Games, this was created on an artificial island in the St. Lawrence River , which was part of the site of Expo 67 .
Nelson Piquet , who had already signed a Brabham factory driver contract for the 1979 season, was allowed to drive a third car for his new team as a guest starter . This had already been planned for the previous weekend at the US East Grand Prix , but could not be implemented in the short time available.
The Ensign Racing team completed the last race of the season with just one vehicle for Derek Daly . Riccardo Patrese , whose participation in the US Grand Prix had been denied due to his alleged guilt in the mass accident at the Italian Grand Prix , returned to the field.
training
Due to the relatively narrow track, the number of starters for the race was limited to 22 pilots. Despite 28 candidates present, there was no pre-qualification.
The training took place partly in humid conditions.
Jean-Pierre Jarier achieved the third and final pole position of his Formula 1 career with a lap time of just one hundredth of a second faster than Jody Scheckter . Local hero Gilles Villeneuve and John Watson took the second row ahead of Alan Jones and Emerson Fittipaldi . Niki Lauda and Hans-Joachim Stuck formed the fourth row.
run
The weather on race day was cool but dry. Jarier took the lead from pole ahead of Scheckter, Jones and Villeneuve. During the first lap, Scheckter briefly deviated from the racing line in a corner , which put Jones inside to take second place. Further down the field, Stuck spun and collided with Fittipaldi. Jacques Laffite , who suddenly had to avoid the two, fell back to the end of the field. Fittipaldi was unable to continue the race due to excessive damage to his car. Stuck headed for the pits, but had to give up there too.
In the duel for fifth place, Mario Andretti and John Watson collided in the sixth round. As a result, they fell back to positions 17 and 18. Patrick Depailler then took fifth place . When he had to pit shortly afterwards to change tires, Carlos Reutemann took fifth place ahead of Derek Daly.
When Jones dropped back on lap 18 due to a tire problem, Villeneuve managed to get past him and Scheckter into second place. He had no real chance of overtaking Jarier, who was leading by over 30 seconds, under normal circumstances. But on the 50th lap he had to go to the pits due to a brake defect and give up the race. As a result, Villeneuve was able to celebrate its first Grand Prix victory in front of a home crowd, of all places. Behind Reutemann, Scheckter, Patrese and Depailler, Daly secured the first championship point of his Formula 1 career in sixth place.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Lotus Ford
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1: 38.015 | 165.281 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 38.026 | 165.262 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 38.230 | 164.919 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 38.417 | 164.606 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 38.861 | 163.866 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 38.930 | 163.752 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 39.020 | 163.603 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Shadow Ford
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1: 39.081 | 163.503 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 39.236 | 163.247 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra
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1: 39.381 | 163.009 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari
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1: 39.455 | 162.888 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 39.491 | 162.829 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 39.619 | 162.620 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 39.624 | 162.611 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 40.042 | 161.932 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
René Arnoux
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Surtees-Ford
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1: 40.515 | 161.170 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 40.669 | 160.923 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 40.959 | 160.461 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 40.970 | 160.444 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
Bobby Rahal
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 40.983 | 160.423 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
 Keke Rosberg
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ATS Ford
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1: 41.611 | 159.432 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 41.689 | 159.309 km / h | 22nd |
| DNQ |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Shadow Ford
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1: 41.739 | 159.231 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Beppe Gabbiani
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Surtees-Ford
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1: 41.799 | 159.137 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 41.962 | 158.883 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 42.413 | 158.183 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Rolf Stommelen
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Arrows Ford
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1: 43.267 | 156.875 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
 Michael Bleekemolen
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ATS Ford
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1: 45.553 | 153.477 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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70 | 0 | 1: 57: 49.196 | 3 | 1: 38.407 | |
| 2 |
Jody Scheckter
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Wolf-Ford
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70 | 0 | + 13.372 | 2 | 1: 39.858 | |
| 3 |
Carlos Reutemann
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Ferrari
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70 | 0 | + 19.408 | 11 | 1: 39.251 | |
| 4th |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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70 | 0 | + 24.667 | 12 | 1: 38.913 | |
| 5 |
Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford
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70 | 1 | + 28,558 | 13 | 1: 38.713 | |
| 6th |
Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford
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70 | 0 | + 54.476 | 15th | 1: 39.426 | |
| 7th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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70 | 0 | +1: 21.250 | 18th | 1: 39.102 | |
| 8th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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70 | 0 | +1: 26.560 | 17th | 1: 39.605 | |
| 9 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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70 | 1 | +1: 28.942 | 5 | 1: 38.072 | |
| 10 |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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69 | 0 | + 1 lap | 9 | 1: 39.560 | |
| 11 |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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69 | 0 | + 1 lap | 14th | 1: 39.575 | |
| 12 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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65 | 0 | + 5 rounds | 22nd | 1: 40.629 | |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
|
ATS Ford
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58 | 1 | NC | 21st | 1: 38.780 | Unrated |
| - |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra
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52 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 39.242 | defective power transmission |
| - |
James Hunt
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McLaren-Ford
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51 | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 40.617 | accident |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Lotus Ford
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49 | 0 | DNF | 1 | 1: 38.743 | defective oil cooler |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Surtees-Ford
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37 | 0 | DNF | 16 | 1: 40.087 | Engine failure |
| - |
Bobby Rahal
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Wolf-Ford
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16 | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 41.552 | defective fuel supply |
| - |
John Watson
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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8th | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 42.532 | accident |
| - |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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5 | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 42.483 | Brake defect |
| - |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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Shadow Ford
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1 | 0 | DNF | 8th | 2: 44.745 | Collision damage |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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0 | 0 | DNF | 6th | - | collision |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 17, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on August 17, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 17, 2012)
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