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327th GP – Canada 1979

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 United States Mario Andretti
Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
3 France Didier Pironi
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain John Watson
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
11 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 France René Arnoux
Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
17 Netherlands Jan Lammers
Samson Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Italy Elio de Angelis
Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 Finland Keke Rosberg
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Switzerland Marc Surer
Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Italy Arturo Merzario
Team Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
27 Australia Alan Jones
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
29 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 Germany Jochen Mass
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
31 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Rebaque F1 Team Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
33 Ireland Derek Daly
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [001] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear
36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear
Autodelta voluntarily withdrew Giacomelli after a compromise with the organizers, to avoid a pre-qualifying session that could end with the elimination of the two drivers from the team. Lauda participated only in practice and withdrew from F1.

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.625 0
2 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.577 0
3 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.895 0
4 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.091 0
5 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.300 0
6 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.332 0
7 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.682 0
8 16 France René Arnoux
France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:33.303 0
9 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx
France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.355 0
10 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:33.442 0
11 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.603 0
12 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.876 0
13 1 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.180 0
14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.267 0
15 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.307 0
16 30 Germany Jochen Mass
Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.365 0
17 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers
Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.477 0
18 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.627 0
19 18 Italy Elio de Angelis
Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.904 0
20 33 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.980 0
21 20 Finland Keke Rosberg
Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.061 0
22 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.531 0
23 7 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.561 0
24 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.030 0
25 24 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:37.639 0
26 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro
Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:38.771 0
27 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.832 0
28 22 Switzerland Marc Surer
Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.033 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.892 0
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:30.554 0
3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.768 0
4 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Brabham BT49 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.775 0
5 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.820 0
6 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.941 0
7 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.103 0
8 16 France René Arnoux
France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.116 0
9 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.280 0
10 1 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.651 0
11 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.858 0
12 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.065 0
13 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.090 0
14 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.297 0
15 7 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.362 0
16 36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.378 0
17 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.511 0
18 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.644 0
19 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers
Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.102 0
20 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.129 0
21 18 Italy Elio de Angelis
Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.256 0
22 33 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.301 0
23 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.404 0
24 30 Germany Jochen Mass
Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.572 0
25 22 Switzerland Marc Surer
Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.747 0
26 20 Finland Keke Rosberg
Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.483 0
27 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx
France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.387 0
28 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro
Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.901 0
29 24 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:37.590 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.892 0
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:30.554 0
3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.768 0
4 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.775 0
5 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.820 0
6 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.941 0
7 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.103 0
8 16 France René Arnoux
France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.116 0
9 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.280 0
10 1 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.651 0
11 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.682 0
12 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.858 0
13 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.065 0
14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.090 0
15 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.297 0
16 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx
France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.355 0
17 7 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.362 0
18 36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.378 0
19 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.511 0
20 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.603 0
21 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers
Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.102 0
22 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.129 0
23 18 Italy Elio de Angelis
Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.256 0
24 33 Ireland Derek Daly
Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.301 0
DNQ 30 Germany Jochen Mass
Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.365 0
DNQ 22 Switzerland Marc Surer
Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.747 0
DNQ 20 Finland Keke Rosberg
Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.061 0
DNQ 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro
Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.901 0
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:37.590 0
Starting grid limited to 24 positions. Piquet set his best time with BT49/1 chassis, Jabouille with RS10 and Daly with 009/1.

Official NameGrand Prix du Canada Labatt 1979
CircuitMontreal
DateSeptember 30
PoleAlan Jones 01:29.892
Fastest LapAlan Jones 01:31.272
Podium1st Alan Jones (22) , 2nd Gilles Villeneuve (50) , 3rd Clay Regazzoni
GP Number 327
Round 14
Weather Sunny
Prev race Gran Premio d’Italia September 9
Next race Grand Prix of the United States October 7

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 27 Australia Alan Jones
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52:06.892 72
01:31.272
22
1
9
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:52:07.972 72
01:31.467
50
2
6
3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53:20.548 72
01:32.397
0
3
4
4 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin +1 lap 71
01:31.617
0
9
3
5 3 France Didier Pironi
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 71
01:33.876
0
6
2
6 7 Great Britain John Watson
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 70
01:33.781
0
17
1
7 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +4 laps 68
01:33.212
0
17
0
8 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 67
01:36.502
0
15
0
9 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers
Samson Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 67
01:36.700
0
21
0
10 1 United States Mario Andretti
Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Out of fuel 66
01:34.178
0
10
0
DNF 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 61
01:32.858
0
4
0
DNF 36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Fuel system 52
01:34.318
0
18
0
DNF 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 47
01:34.350
0
16
0
DNF 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 33
01:35.124
0
13
0
DNF 33 Ireland Derek Daly
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 28
01:35.641
0
24
0
DNF 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Rebaque F1 Team Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Chassis 26
01:36.062
0
22
0
DNF 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Brakes 24
01:35.210
0
7
0
DNF 18 Italy Elio de Angelis
Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Ignition 24
01:35.431
0
23
0
DNF 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Suspension 23
01:33.786
0
11
0
DNF 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spun off 20
01:36.072
0
14
0
DNF 8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 19
01:35.969
0
20
0
DNF 16 France René Arnoux
Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Accident 14
01:35.132
0
8
0
DNF 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 14
01:35.656
0
12
0
DNF 26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 10
01:34.381
0
5
0
DNQ 30 Germany Jochen Mass
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 22 Switzerland Marc Surer
Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 20 Finland Keke Rosberg
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario
Team Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
T 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 33 Ireland Derek Daly
Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 5 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 7 Great Britain John Watson
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [038] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin Practice 0

0

0
T 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Practice 0

0

0
T 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 27 Australia Alan Jones
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [003] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
S 18 - -
Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
WD 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [001] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Withdrawn 0

0

0

Formula 1 1979 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari 51 (60)
2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 44
3 Australia Alan Jones Williams 40 (43)
4 France Jacques Laffite Ligier 36
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams 29 (32)
6 France Patrick Depailler Ligier 20 (22)
7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus 20 (25)
8 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 14
9 United States Mario Andretti Lotus 14
10 Great Britain John Watson McLaren 14
11 France René Arnoux Renault 11
12 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell 10
13 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9
14 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham 4
15 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham 3
16 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier 3
17 Germany Jochen Mass Arrows 3
18 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows 2
19 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1

Formula 1 1979 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Italy Ferrari 104
2 Great Britain Williams Ford Cosworth 75
3 France Ligier Ford Cosworth 61
4 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 39
5 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 24
6 France Renault 20
7 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 14
8 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 7
9 Great Britain Arrows Ford Cosworth 5
10 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 1

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Tags: 30th season, Alan Jones, Albilad-Saudia Racing Team, Ford Cosworth, Goodyear, Grand Prix du Canada, Montreal, Williams, Williams FW07

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