1979 Canadian Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 30 September 1979 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Montreal, 72 laps |
Round | 14 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1979 Canadian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 72 | 1hr 52m 06.892s | 9 | |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 72 | +1.080s | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 72 | +1m 13.656s | 4 | |
4 | +5 | ![]() | Ferrari | 71 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +1 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 71 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +11 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +2 laps | 1 |
7 | +12 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +4 laps | |
8 | +7 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +5 laps | |
9 | +12 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +5 laps | |
10 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 61 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 52 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 33 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Rebaque-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Renault | 24 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 19 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Renault | 14 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
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![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
Notes
- Mario Andretti ended lap 66 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
- Niki Lauda withdrew from the Grand Prix after announcing his retirement from F1 during practice. Ricardo Zunino was his replacement.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:29.892
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
4 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
5 | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
6 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
7 | ![]() | Renault |
8 | ![]() | Renault |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
12 | ![]() | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
13 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
14 | ![]() | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
15 | ![]() | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
16 | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
18 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
19 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
22 | ![]() | Rebaque-Ford Cosworth |
23 | ![]() | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
24 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 51 |
2 | ![]() | 44 |
3 | ![]() | 40 |
4 | ![]() | 36 |
5 | ![]() | 29 |
6 | ![]() | 20 |
7 | ![]() | 20 |
8 | ![]() | 14 |
9 | ![]() | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 14 |
11 | ![]() | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 9 |
14 | ![]() | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 3 |
16 | ![]() | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Ricardo Zunino
- Rebaque (only start)
- Wins
- 5th for Alan Jones
- 5th for Williams
- Podiums
- 28th and last for Clay Regazzoni
- 8th for Alan Jones & Gilles Villeneuve
- 256th for Ferrari
- 11th & 12th for Williams
- Poles
- 2nd for Alan Jones
- 2nd for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Alan Jones
- 5th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 5th for Alan Jones
- 5th for Gilles Villeneuve (last until 1981)
- Points finishes
- 52nd and last for Clay Regazzoni
- Pole & win
- 1st for Alan Jones (31st different driver to win from pole, 2nd Australian driver; first Australian driver to win from pole since 1966)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Alan Jones (38th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd Australian driver; first Australian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1970)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st for Alan Jones (24th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd Australian driver; first Australian driver to complete a hat-trick since 1966)