Canadian Grand Prix
Alan Jones (Williams) won the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Circuit Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
LocationMontreal, Canada
Date30 September 1979
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 72 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 61 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | 26 | Chassis | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 24 | Brakes | 0 |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | 24 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 30 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |