Round 14 of 15 · Montreal · 30 September 1979, Sunday
Canadian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jones
pole position
72
laps
10
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:52:06.892 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1.080 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +1:13.656 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | +4 Laps | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 Laps | |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | Chassis | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Brakes | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ignition | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Accident | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Accident | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNQ | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Marc Surer | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| WD | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew