1979 season/ Round 14
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada. Sun, 30 Sep 1979. 72 laps.
Canada- Winner
JONWilliams- Pole
- JONWilliams
- Fastest lap
- JON1:31.272
Weekend
Race
- Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari+1.0802 - Alan JonesWilliams1:52:06.8921
- Clay RegazzoniWilliams+1:13.6563
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
SHLAM
+12 places, P21 to P9
Beat our forecast
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No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
JON
1:31.272, lap 65
DNFs
15
PIQ, BRA, ICK, JAR, DAL, REB, JAB, DE , REU, PAT, TAM, ARN, STU, LAF, LAU
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON | Williams | 1 | 1:52:06.892 | 9 |
| 2 | VIL | Ferrari | 2 | +1.080 | 6 |
| 3 | REG | Williams | 3 | +1:13.656 | 4 |
| 4 | SCH | Ferrari | 9+5 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 6+1 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 |  WAT | McLaren | 17+11 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | BRZUN | BRBrabham-Ford | 17+10 | +4 Laps | |
| 8 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 15+7 | +5 Laps | |
| 9 | SHLAM | SHShadow | 21+12 | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 10 | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | BRPIQ | BRBrabham-Ford | 4 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | ARBRA | ARAlfa Romeo | 18 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | LIICK | LILigier | 16 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | TYJAR | TYTyrrell | 13 | Engine | |
| DNF | TYDAL | TYTyrrell | 24 | Engine | |
| DNF | REREB | RERebaque | 22 | Chassis | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 7 | Brakes | |
| DNF | SHDE | SHShadow | 23 | Ignition | |
| DNF | LOREU | LOTeam Lotus | 11 | Suspension | |
| DNF | ARPAT | ARArrows | 14 | Spun off | |
| DNF | TAM | McLaren | 20 | Engine | |
| DNF | REARN | RERenault | 8 | Accident | |
| DNF | ATSTU | ATATS | 12 | Accident | |
| DNF | LILAF | LILigier | 5 | Engine | |
| DNS | BRLAU | BRBrabham-Ford | PL | Withdrew |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 1:31.272 |