The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 14

Canadian Grand Prix

1979  ·  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve  ·  30 September 1979  ·  72 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:52:06.892
  2. 2nd Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari · +1.08
  3. 3rd Clay Regazzoni Williams · +1:13.656

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 10

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Engine

03 Lap 52

Vittorio Brambilla

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Fuel system

04 Lap 61

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham-Ford  —  Gearbox

05 On the Charge

Jan Lammers

Shadow  —  P21 → P9

06 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 1 72 01:52:06.892 9
2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 2 72 +1.08 6
3 Clay Regazzoni Williams 3 72 +1:13.656 4
4 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 9 71 +1 Lap 3
5 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 6 71 +1 Lap 2
6 John Watson McLaren 17 70 +2 Laps 1
7 Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 17 68 +4 Laps
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 67 +5 Laps
9 Jan Lammers Shadow 21 67 +5 Laps
10 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 10 66 Out of fuel
11 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 4 61 Gearbox
12 Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 18 52 Fuel system
13 Jacky Ickx Ligier 16 47 Gearbox
14 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 13 33 Engine
15 Derek Daly Tyrrell 24 28 Engine
16 Hector Rebaque Rebaque 22 26 Chassis
17 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 7 24 Brakes
18 Elio de Angelis Shadow 23 24 Ignition
19 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 11 23 Suspension
20 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 14 20 Spun off
21 Patrick Tambay McLaren 20 19 Engine
22 René Arnoux Renault 8 14 Accident
23 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 12 14 Accident
24 Jacques Laffite Ligier 5 10 Engine
30 Niki Lauda Brabham-Ford 0 Withdrew

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