1979 Canadian Grand Prix
| 1979 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Race 14 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 September 1979 | ||
| Location | Circuit Île Notre-Dame, Montreal | ||
| Course | Semi-permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.500 km (2.796 mi) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 324.000 km (201.324 mi) | ||
| Weather | Partially cloudy, mild and dry with temperatures reaching up to 21 °C (70 °F); wind speeds up to 18.3 kilometres per hour (11.4 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:29.892 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:31.272 on lap 65 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Williams-Ford | |
| Second |
| Ferrari | |
| Third |
| Williams-Ford | |
The 1979 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 September 1979 at the Circuit Île Notre-Dame, Montreal.
During practice Niki Lauda announced his retirement from Formula One. The Brabham team, who had replaced their Alfa Romeo-engined BT48 with the Cosworth DFV-engined BT49, recruited Argentine newcomer Ricardo Zunino as Lauda's replacement.
The organizers would not let the Alfa Romeo factory team compete unless they pre-qualified. They refused to do so but a compromise was reached where one of their drivers would be allowed to take part in practice. The other, Bruno Giacomelli, was not allowed to enter the race.
The race turned into a close duel between Alan Jones and Gilles Villeneuve that continued the entire race.
Contents
1 Classification
2 Notes
3 Championship standings after the race
4 References
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 72 | + 1.080 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 72 | + 1:13.656 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 71 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 71 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 70 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 |  Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 68 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 67 | + 5 Laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 17 |  Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 67 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 66 | Out of Fuel | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 61 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 36 |  Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 52 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | 47 | Gearbox | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 33 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 28 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 31 |  Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque-Ford | 26 | Chassis | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 24 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 24 | Ignition | 23 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 23 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 20 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 19 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 14 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 14 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 10 | Engine | 5 | |
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 20 |  Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
| WD | 5 |  Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | Retired in Practice | |||
Source:[2] | |||||||
Notes
- Lap leaders: Gilles Villeneuve 50 laps (1–50); Alan Jones 22 laps (51–72).
- Last podium and points: Clay Regazzoni
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
^ "Weather information for the "1979 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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