Round 16 · 1978
Canadian Grand Prix
Île Notre-Dame, Canada · Sun 8 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 1:57:49.196 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 2 | +13.372 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +19.408 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +24.667 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | +28.558 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | +54.476 | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | +1:21.250 | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | +1:26.560 | |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | +1:28.942 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 9 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | +5 Laps | |
| — | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | +12 Laps | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Transmission | |
| — | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | Spun off | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus-Borgward | 1 | Oil leak | |
| — | René Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | Engine | |
| — | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 20 | Fuel system | |
| — | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | Accident | |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | Brakes | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | Accident | |
| — | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | Accident |