Round 16 of 16 · Montreal · 8 October 1978, Sunday
Canadian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jarier
pole position
70
laps
12
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +13.372 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +19.408 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +24.667 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +28.558 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | +54.476 | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:21.250 | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1:26.560 | |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:28.942 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +5 Laps | |
| NC | Keke Rosberg | ATS | +12 Laps | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Transmission | |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | Oil leak | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Surtees | Engine | |
| DNF | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | Fuel system | |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | Accident | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Brakes | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Accident | |
| DNQ | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify