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Event

Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 8th October 1978 (UTC)
Sun 8th October 1978 (Local)

Timestamp
1978-10-08T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
16

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Location
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The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. This was the 16th and final race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Constructors. It was Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve's and a Canadian driver's first victory in Formula One.
The Canadian Grand Prix had moved from the Mosport Park circuit near Toronto to the newly built Circuit Île Notre-Dame in Montreal. The event had moved because of track safety and organization problems with the hilly and scenic Mosport Park track. This circuit, made up entirely of public roads was located on a man-made island in the middle of the St. Lawrence Seaway which was the location of Expo '67 and rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Result List

01	Gilles Villeneuve	1:57:49.196
03	Carlos Reutemann	+0:19.408
04	Riccardo Patrese	+0:24.667
05	Patrick Depailler	+0:28.558
06	Derek Daly	+0:54.476
07	Didier Pironi	+1:21.250
08	Patrick Tambay	+1:26.560
09	Alan Jones	+1:28.942
10	Mario Andretti	+1 Lap
11	Nelson Piquet	+1 Lap
12	Jean-Christophe Boullion	+5 Laps
13	Keke Rosberg	+12 Laps
14	Jacques Laffite	DNF
15	James Hunt	DNF
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	DNF
17	René Arnoux	DNF
19	John Watson	DNF
20	Niki Lauda	DNF
21	Hans Stuck	DNF
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	DNF
23	Clay Regazzoni	Did not qualify
24	Beppe Gabbiani	Did not qualify
25	Arturo Merzario	Did not qualify
26	Hector Rebaque	Did not qualify
27	Rolf Stommelen	Did not prequalify
28	Michael Bleekemolen	Did not prequalify

Result Description
1 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:57:49.196
2 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford +13.372
3 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +19.408
4 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford +24.667
5 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford +28.558
6 Derek Daly Ensign-Ford +54.476
7 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford +1:21.250
8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford +1:26.560
9 Alan Jones Williams-Ford +1:28.942
10 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford +1 Lap

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