1979 Canadian Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 14th of 15 races of the 1979 Automobile World Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XVIII Grand Prix du Canada | |
| Date: | September 30, 1979 | |
| Place: | Montreal | |
| Course: | Circuit Île Notre-Dame | |
| Length: | 317.52 km in 72 laps of 4.41 km
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| Weather: | sunny and warm | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Time: | 1: 29.892 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
Alan Jones
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Williams
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| Time: | 1: 31.272 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Alan Jones
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Williams
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| Second: |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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 Ferrari
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| Third: |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Williams
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The 1979 Canadian Grand Prix took place in Montreal on September 30th and was the 14th race of the 1979 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
Between the Italian Grand Prix and the penultimate World Championship round of the year in Canada, the Dino Ferrari Grand Prix , which is not part of the World Championship, took place in Imola . Niki Lauda , who had a frustrating season with a yield of only four championship points, won the race. During training for the Canadian Grand Prix, he finally announced his retirement from Formula 1 with immediate effect after having only driven a few laps with the new Brabham BT49 . Team boss Bernie Ecclestone then selected the Argentinian debutant Ricardo Zunino as a substitute driver. The collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Brabham , which had existed since 1976 , had also come to an end. The Ford Cosworth engine was chosen for the new car , which was still used by most of the teams.
At Tyrrell , the decision was made to the two overseas races that made up the end of the season, each a third factory car for Derek Daly to register. Emerson Fittipaldi also added a vehicle to his team , which was occupied by Alex Ribeiro .
After only one copy of the new Alfa Romeo 179 was used in Monza , the Autodelta team originally planned to equip both factory drivers in Canada with the new vehicle. However, since the team refused to participate in a pre-qualification, the report was rejected. After protests, one of the two drivers, Vittorio Brambilla, was allowed to take part in the race weekend.
training
Alan Jones drove the fastest training lap and qualified for the pole position alongside local hero Gilles Villeneuve . This was followed by Clay Regazzoni in the second Williams alongside Nelson Piquet in the new Brabham. Jacques Laffite and Didier Pironi shared the third row in front of their two compatriots Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux . Jody Scheckter , who is already the new world champion, and last year's world champion, Mario Andretti , completed the top ten.
run
Villeneuve took the lead ahead of Jones and Regazzoni. The Swiss was overtaken by Piquet on the eighth lap.
Villeneuve failed to break away from Jones. He overtook him on lap 51 in the tight hairpin and then defended the top position until the finish line, albeit without clearly setting himself apart from his opponent. By the 57th lap, Piquet drove in third place. Then he retired due to a gearbox failure and had to give Regazzoni the podium.
Registration list
1 Ricardo Zunino took over the number 5 Brabham BT49 during practice from Niki Lauda.
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 29.892 | 176.612 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 30.554 | 175.321 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1: 30.768 | 174.907 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 30.775 | 174.894 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
 Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 30.820 | 174.807 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 31.941 | 172.676 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 32.103 | 172.372 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 32.116 | 172.348 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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1: 32.280 | 172.042 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 32.651 | 171.353 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1: 32.682 | 171.295 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
 Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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1: 32.858 | 170.971 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 33.065 | 170.590 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 33.090 | 170.545 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 33.297 | 170.166 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
 Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 33.355 | 170.061 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 33.362 | 170.048 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Vittorio Brambilla
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Alfa Romeo
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1: 33.378 | 170.019 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Ricardo Zunino
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Brabham-Ford
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1: 33.511 | 169.777 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 33.603 | 169.610 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
 Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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1: 34.102 | 168.711 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
 Hector Rebaque
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Rebaque Ford
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1: 34.129 | 168.662 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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1: 34.256 | 168.435 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
 Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 34.301 | 168.355 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 34.365 | 168.240 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 34.747 | 167.562 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
 Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 35.061 | 167.009 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Alex Ribeiro
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 36.901 | 163.837 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 37.590 | 162.681 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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72 | 0 | 1: 52: 06.892 | 1 | 1: 31.272 | |
| 2 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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72 | 0 | + 1.080 | 2 | 1: 31.467 | |
| 3 |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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72 | 0 | +1: 13.692 | 3 | 1: 32.397 | |
| 4th |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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71 | 1 | + 1 lap | 9 | 1: 31.617 | |
| 5 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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71 | 0 | + 1 lap | 6th | 1: 33.876 | |
| 6th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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70 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 17th | 1: 33.781 | |
| 7th |
Ricardo Zunino
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Brabham-Ford
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68 | 0 | + 4 rounds | 19th | 1: 33.212 | |
| 8th |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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68 | 0 | + 4 rounds | 15th | 1: 36.502 | |
| 9 |
Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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67 | 0 | + 5 rounds | 21st | 1: 36.700 | |
| 10 |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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66 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 34.178 | Lack of fuel |
| - |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford
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61 | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 32.858 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Vittorio Brambilla
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Alfa Romeo
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52 | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 34.318 | defective electrical box |
| - |
Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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47 | 0 | DNF | 16 | 1: 34.350 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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33 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 1: 35.124 | defective electrical box |
| - |
Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford
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28 | 0 | DNF | 24 | 1: 35.641 | Engine failure |
| - |
Hector Rebaque
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Rebaque Ford
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26th | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 36.062 | Suspension problems |
| - |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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24 | 0 | DNF | 23 | 1: 35.431 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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24 | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 35.210 | Engine failure |
| - |
Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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23 | 0 | DNF | 11 | 1: 33.786 | Engine failure |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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20th | 0 | DNF | 14th | 1: 36.072 | Suspension problems |
| - |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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19th | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 35.969 | Driving error |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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14th | 0 | DNF | 8th | 1: 35.132 | collision |
| - |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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14th | 0 | DNF | 12 | 1: 35.656 | collision |
| - |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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10 | 0 | DNF | 5 | 1: 34.381 | Engine failure |
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 December 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 September 9, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2015 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 September 9, 2012)
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