Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 14 - 1979-09-30
Alan Jones won the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and Clay Regazzoni (Williams) home for Williams.
Jan Lammers (Shadow) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jody Scheckter |
| Ferrari |
| 9 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | Chassis | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | Brakes | 0 |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 30 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
