Round 16 · 8 October 1978
1978 Canadian Grand Prix: results
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) won the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 8 October 1978 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canada), starting from position 3. Jody Scheckter (Wolf) and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jean-Pierre Jarier.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | +13.372 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +19.408 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +24.667 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | +28.558 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | +54.476 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | +81.250 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | +86.560 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | +88.942 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | +12 Laps | — | +12 Laps |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 19 | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | — | — | Accident |