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Rnd 16
Round 16 · 1978
Canada
Sunday, 8 October 1978
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Country
Canada
Length
4.361 km
Top Speed
312 km/h
Avg Speed
206 km/h
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Sectors
Speed
Gear
Corners
Race Result
Qualifying
Pos
Driver
Team
Grid
Time / Gap
Pts
1
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Ferrari
3
–
9
2
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
W
Wolf
2
+13.370
6
3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
Ferrari
11
+19.410
4
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
A
Arrows
12
+24.670
3
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
T
Tyrrell
13
+28.560
2
6
Derek Daly
Ensign
E
Ensign
15
+54.480
1
7
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
T
Tyrrell
18
+1:21.250
–
8
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
McLaren
17
+1:26.560
–
9
Alan Jones
Williams
FL
Williams
5
+1:28.940
–
10
Mario Andretti
Lotus
L
Lotus
9
+1 lap
–
11
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
B
Brabham
14
+1 lap
–
12
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Renault
22
+5 laps
–
DNF
Keke Rosberg
Ats Wheels
AW
Ats Wheels
21
+12 laps
–
DNF
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
L
Ligier
10
Transmission
–
DNF
James Hunt
McLaren
McLaren
19
Spun off
–
DNF
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Lotus
L
Lotus
1
Oil leak
–
DNF
René Arnoux
Surtees
S
Surtees
16
Engine
–
DNF
Bobby Rahal
Wolf
W
Wolf
20
Fuel system
–
DNF
John Watson
Brabham
B
Brabham
4
Accident
–
DNF
Niki Lauda
Brabham
B
Brabham
7
Brakes
–
DNF
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
S
Shadow
8
Accident
–
DNF
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
F
Fittipaldi
6
Accident
–
DNF
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
S
Shadow
–
–
–
DNF
Beppe Gabbiani
Surtees
S
Surtees
–
–
–
DNF
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
M
Merzario
–
–
–
DNF
Héctor Rebaque
Lotus
L
Lotus
–
–
–
DNF
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
A
Arrows
–
–
–
DNF
Michael Bleekemolen
Ats Wheels
AW
Ats Wheels
–
–
–