Round 14 · 30 Sept – 30 Sept 1979
1979 Canadian Grand Prix
🇨🇦 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal · 70 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sun 30 Sept, 01:00 | Sat 29 Sept, 20:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 1:52:06.892 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | +1.080 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | +1:13.656 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | — | 17 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | — | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | Chassis | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | Brakes | 0 |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 30 | Niki Lauda | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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