1978 · Round 16
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Montreal, Canada
Pole position
Jarier
Biggest climber
▲11
Didier Pironi
Finishers
13/22
9 did not finish
Classification
Canadian GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 3 | ▲2 | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody ScheckterWolf | 2 | • | 70 | +13.372 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos ReutemannFerrari | 11 | ▲8 | 70 | +19.408 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 12 | ▲8 | 70 | +24.667 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick DepaillerTyrrell | 13 | ▲8 | 70 | +28.558 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek DalyEnsign | 15 | ▲9 | 70 | +54.476 | 1 |
| 7 | Didier PironiTyrrell | 18 | ▲11 | 70 | +1:21.250 | |
| 8 | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 17 | ▲9 | 70 | +1:26.560 | |
| 9 | Alan JonesWilliams | 5 | ▼4 | 70 | +1:28.942 | |
| 10 | Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus | 9 | ▼1 | 69 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Nelson PiquetBrabham | 14 | ▲3 | 69 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault | 22 | ▲10 | 65 | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Keke RosbergATS | 21 | 58 | +12 Laps | ||
| DNF | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 10 | 52 | Transmission | ||
| DNF | James HuntMcLaren | 19 | 51 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Jean-Pierre JarierTeam Lotus | 1 | 49 | Oil leak | ||
| DNF | René ArnouxSurtees | 16 | 37 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Bobby RahalWolf | 20 | 16 | Fuel system | ||
| DNF | John WatsonBrabham | 4 | 8 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Niki LaudaBrabham | 7 | 5 | Brakes | ||
| DNF | Hans-Joachim StuckShadow | 8 | 1 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 6 | 0 | Accident |