Canadian Grand Prix
Round 16 · 8 October 1978 ·Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
Scheckter
Wolf
2
Villeneuve
Ferrari
1
Reutemann
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 70 | +13.372 | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 70 | +19.408 | 4 | |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 70 | +24.667 | 3 | |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 70 | +28.558 | 2 | |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 70 | +54.476 | 1 | |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 70 | +1:21.250 | 0 | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 70 | +1:26.560 | 0 | |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 70 | +1:28.942 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 65 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 58 | +12 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 52 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 51 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 49 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Surtees | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 16 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | John Watson | Brabham | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified