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Canadian Grand Prix · 1978 · 8 Oct 1978 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | 70 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 70 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 70 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | 70 | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | 70 | 0 | Finished |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 70 | 0 | Finished |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 70 | 0 | Finished |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 69 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | 69 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | 65 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | 58 | 0 | +12 Laps |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 52 | 0 | Transmission |
| 15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | 51 | 0 | Spun off |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | 49 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | 37 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | 16 | 0 | Fuel system |
| 19 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 8 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | 5 | 0 | Brakes |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | 0 | 0 | Accident |