Round 16 · 8 October 1978
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Montreal, Canada
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
38 drivers
After Round 15
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
64
pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
51
pts
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
44
pts
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
44
pts
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
32
pts
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6
John Watson
Brabham
25
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
19
pts
8
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
18
pts
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
17
pts
10
Alan Jones
Williams
11
pts
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
8
pts
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
8
pts
13
James Hunt
McLaren
8
pts
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
8
pts
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
7
pts
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
4
pts
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
3
pts
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
2
pts
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
1
pts
20
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
1
pts
-
Brett Lunger
Ensign
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Martini
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
ATS
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Bobby Rahal
Wolf
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
38 drivers
After Round 16
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
64
+0
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
—
51
+0
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
—
48
+4
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
—
44
+0
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
—
34
+2
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6
John Watson
Brabham
—
25
+0
7
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
↑1
24
+6
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
19
+0
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↑3
17
+9
10
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓1
17
+0
11
Alan Jones
Williams
↓1
11
+0
12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓1
11
+3
13
James Hunt
McLaren
—
8
+0
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
—
8
+0
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
—
7
+0
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
—
4
+0
17
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
3
+0
18
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
—
2
+0
19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
1
+0
20
Derek Daly
Ensign
↑979
1
+1
21
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
↓1
1
+0
-
Brett Lunger
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Bobby Rahal
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Michael Bleekemolen
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 2 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | +13.372 | 6 |
| 3 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +19.408 | 4 |
| 4 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +24.667 | 3 |
| 5 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | +28.558 | 2 |
| 6 | DAL Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | +54.476 | 1 |
| 7 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | +1:21.250 | 0 |
| 8 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | +1:26.560 | 0 |
| 9 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | +1:28.942 | 0 |
| 10 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | 5L | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | 12L | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | RAH Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | — | 0 |