Canadian Grand Prix 1978
8 October 1978
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada
- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Laps
- 70
- Fastest time
1:13.078
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 5
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 7
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 8
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 9
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 13
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 15
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- 16
René Arnoux
Surtees
No time set
- 17
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 18
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 19
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 20
Bobby Rahal
Wolf
No time set
- 21
Keke Rosberg
ATS
No time set
- 22
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- PIT
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Surtees
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- PIT
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +2 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 70 laps | 1:57:49.196 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 70 laps | +13.372 | 6pts |
| 3 | +8 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 70 laps | +19.408 | 4pts |
| 4 | +8 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 70 laps | +24.667 | 3pts |
| 5 | +8 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 70 laps | +28.558 | 2pts |
| 6 | +9 | Derek Daly Ensign | 70 laps | +54.476 | 1pts |
| 7 | +11 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 70 laps | +1:21.250 | |
| 8 | +9 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 70 laps | +1:26.560 | |
| 9 | -4 | Alan Jones Williams | 70 laps | +1:28.942 | |
| 10 | -1 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 69 laps | ||
| 11 | +3 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 69 laps | ||
| 12 | +10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 65 laps | ||
| N | - | Keke Rosberg ATS | 58 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt McLaren | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Team Lotus | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Surtees | 37 laps | ||
| R | - | Bobby Rahal Wolf | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson Brabham | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Surtees | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Michael Bleekemolen ATS | 0 laps |