Round 14 · 30 September 1979
1979 Canadian Grand Prix: results
Alan Jones (Williams) won the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, round 14 of the championship, held on 30 September 1979 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canada), starting from position 1. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and Clay Regazzoni (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 1:52:06.892 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | +1.080 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | +73.656 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 9 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | — | — | Chassis |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | — | — | Brakes |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | — | — | Ignition |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 30 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | — | — | — | Withdrew |