The 1979 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 30 September 1979 at Montreal.
During practice Niki Lauda announced his retirement from Formula One. Ricardo Zunino replaced him for the race. The organizers would not let the Alfa Romeo team compete unless they pre-qualified. They refused to do so but a compromise was reached where one of their drivers would be allowed to take part in practice. The other, Bruno Giacomelli, was not allowed to enter the race. The race turned into a close duel between Alan Jones and Gilles Villeneuve that continued the entire race.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 72 | +1.080 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford | 72 | +1:13.656 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari | 71 | +1 Lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 71 | +1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 70 | +2 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 |  Ricardo Zunino
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Brabham-Ford | 68 | +4 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 67 | +5 Laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 17 |  Jan Lammers
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Shadow-Ford | 67 | +5 Laps | 21 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 66 | Out of Fuel | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 61 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 36 |  Vittorio Brambilla
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Alfa Romeo | 52 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford | 47 | Gearbox | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford | 33 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford | 28 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 31 |  Hector Rebaque
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Rebaque-Ford | 26 | Chassis | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | 24 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | 24 | Ignition | 23 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | 23 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 20 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | 19 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 14 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Hans Joachim Stuck
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ATS-Ford | 14 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford | 10 | Engine | 5 | |
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro
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Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford | ||||
| WD | 5 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Ford | Retired in Practice |
Notes[]
- Lap Leaders: Gilles Villeneuve 50 laps (1-50); Alan Jones 22 laps (51-72).
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
| Previous race: 1979 Italian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 United States Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1978 Canadian Grand Prix |
Canadian Grand Prix | Next race: 1980 Canadian Grand Prix |
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