1979 Canadian Grand Prix

Race 14 of 15

Montreal
72 laps
Time of race: 1:52:06.892
Average speed of winner: 169.926 kph
Margin of victory: 1.080 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Alan Jones 1:31.272
Lap leaders: Jones pole, Villeneuve 1-50, Jones 51-72

Race notes: Debut for Ricardo Zunino.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alan Jones	27	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:29.892	72	1	22	1:52:06.892	6
2	2	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:30.554	72	1	50	+1.080	6
3	3	Clay Regazzoni	28	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:30.768	72	0	0	+73.656	2
4	9	Jody Scheckter	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:32.280	71	0	0	+1 lap	0
5	6	Didier Pironi	3	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:31.941	71	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	17	John Watson	7	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:33.362	70	0	0	+2 laps	1
7	19	Ricardo Zunino	5	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:33.511	68	0	0	+4 laps	0
8	15	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:33.297	67	0	0	+5 laps	0
9	21	Jan Lammers	17	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:34.102	67	0	0	+5 laps	0
10	10	Mario Andretti	1	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:32.651	66	0	0	out of fuel (classified)	0
11	4	Nelson Piquet	6	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:30.775	61	0	0	gearbox	0
12	18	Vittorio Brambilla	36	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 179	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Alfa Romeo	1:33.378	52	0	0	fuel system	0
13	16	Jacky Ickx	25	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ligier	1:33.355	47	0	0	gearbox	0
14	13	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:33.065	33	0	0	engine	0
15	24	Derek Daly	33	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:34.301	28	0	0	engine	0
16	22	Héctor Rebaque	31	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Rebaque	1:34.129	26	0	0	chassis	0
17	7	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:32.103	24	0	0	brakes	0
18	23	Elio de Angelis	18	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:34.256	24	0	0	ignition	0
19	11	Carlos Reutemann	2	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:32.682	23	0	0	suspension	0
20	14	Riccardo Patrese	29	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:33.090	20	0	0	spun off	0
21	20	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:33.603	19	0	0	engine	0
22	8	René Arnoux	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:32.116	14	0	0	accident	0
23	12	Hans-Joachim Stuck	9	ATS Wheels	ATS D3	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	ATS	1:32.858	14	0	0	accident	0
24	5	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ligier	1:30.820	10	0	0	engine	0
25	25	Niki Lauda	5	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	no time	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jody Scheckter	51	14	1	3	6
2	Gilles Villeneuve	44	14	1	2	6
3	Alan Jones	40	14	2	4	5
4	Jacques Laffite	36	14	4	2	6
5	Clay Regazzoni	29	14	0	1	5
6	Patrick Depailler	20	7	0	1	2
7	Carlos Reutemann	20	14	0	0	4
8	John Watson	14	14	0	0	1
9	Mario Andretti	14	14	0	0	1
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14	12	0	0	2
11	René Arnoux	11	13	2	0	2
12	Didier Pironi	10	14	0	0	1
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9	13	4	1	1
14	Niki Lauda	4	13	0	0	0
15	Nelson Piquet	3	14	0	0	0
16	Jacky Ickx	3	7	0	0	0
17	Jochen Mass	3	13	0	0	0
18	Riccardo Patrese	2	13	0	0	0
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	14	0	0	0
20	Elio de Angelis	0	13	0	0	0
21	Héctor Rebaque	0	10	0	0	0
22	Patrick Tambay	0	12	0	0	0
23	Geoff Lees	0	1	0	0	0
24	Ricardo Zunino	0	1	0	0	0
25	Derek Daly	0	5	0	0	0