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1978 Canadian Grand Prix F1 Starting Grid
1978 Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 starting grid with driver, constructor, circuit, and season details.
Browse the full classification, related season, driver, team, circuit, and championship history.
- Season
- 1978
- Round
- 16
- Grand Prix
- Canadian Grand Prix
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | Oil leak |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Finished |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | Accident |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | Finished |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Accident |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Brakes |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1 lap |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Transmission |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Finished |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Finished |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Finished |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1 lap |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Finished |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Surtees | Engine |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Finished |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Finished |
| 19 | James Hunt | McLaren | Spun off |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | Fuel system |