1978 - Canadian Grand Prix

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1978 - Canadian Grand Prix

Race Name - Canadian Grand Prix
Date - 10/8/1978
Race Track - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 70
Pole Winner Jean-Pierre Jarier
Average Race Speed - 160.414 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jean-Pierre Jarier
Race Number - 16

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
2	2	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	11	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
4	12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	13	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	15	Derek Daly	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	18	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	17	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	5	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	9	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	14	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
12	22	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
13	21	Keke Rosberg	ATS Racing Team	ATS D1	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
15	19	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	1	JeanPierre Jarier	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	16	Ren Arnoux	Automobiles Martini	Martini MK23	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	20	Bobby Rahal	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR1	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	4	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
20	7	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
21	8	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV