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Canadian Grand Prix · 1979 · 30 Sep 1979 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 72 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | 71 | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 70 | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | 68 | 0 | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 67 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 67 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 66 | 0 | Out of fuel |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 61 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | 0 | Fuel system |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | 47 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 33 | 0 | Engine |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 28 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | 26 | 0 | Chassis |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 24 | 0 | Brakes |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | 24 | 0 | Ignition |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | 0 | Suspension |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 20 | 0 | Spun off |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 19 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 14 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 14 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 10 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |