1978 Montreal Formula 1 Grand Prix
08 October 1978
Montreal Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲ 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:57:49.196 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | -00:13.372 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | ▲ 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | -00:19.408 | 11 | 4 | |
| 4 | ▲ 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | -00:24.667 | 12 | 3 | |
| 5 | ▲ 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | -00:28.558 | 13 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▲ 9 | Derek Daly | Ensign | -00:54.476 | 15 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▲ 11 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | -01:21.250 | 18 | ||
| 8 | ▲ 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | -01:26.560 | 17 | ||
| 9 | ▼ 4 | Alan Jones | FL | Williams | -01:28.942 | 5 | |
| 10 | ▼ 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | -1 lap | 9 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | -1 lap | 14 | ||
| 12 | ▲ 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | -5 laps | 22 | ||
| 13 | ▲ 8 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 58 laps NC | 21 | ||
| 14 | ▼ 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 52 laps | 10 | ||
| 15 | ▲ 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 51 laps | 19 | ||
| 16 | ▼ 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus | 49 laps | 1 | ||
| 17 | ▼ 1 | Rene Arnoux | Surtees | 37 laps | 16 | ||
| 18 | ▲ 2 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 16 laps | 20 | ||
| 19 | ▼ 15 | John Watson | Brabham | 8 laps | 4 | ||
| 20 | ▼ 13 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 laps | 7 | ||
| 21 | ▼ 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1 lap | 8 | ||
| 22 | ▼ 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 laps | 6 | ||
| 23 | ▼ 23 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 24 | ▼ 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 25 | ▼ 25 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 26 | ▼ 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 27 | ▼ 27 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 28 | ▼ 28 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | DNQ | 0 |
Fastest lap Alan Jones : 1:38.072
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| victory | Gilles Villeneuve | 5 |
Last
| Type | Driver | #Past |
|---|---|---|
| race | Bobby Rahal | 1 |
| race | Michael Bleekemolen | 4 |
| race | Rolf Stommelen | 62 |
Aniversary
| Type | Driver | #Aniversary | #Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| race | Carlos Reutemann | 100 | 46 |
| race | Clay Regazzoni | 120 | 19 |
| race | Derek Daly | 10 | 54 |
| race | Emerson Fittipaldi | 120 | 29 |
| race | Patrick Depailler | 80 | 15 |