- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Gilles Villeneuve, and Clay Regazzoni
- Race date
- September 30, 1979
- Pole
- Alan Jones
- Fastest lap
- Alan Jones
- Classified drivers
- 29
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Gilles Villeneuve is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Clay Regazzoni 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Ricardo Zunino from P19 to P7 (+12), Jan Lammers from P21 to P9 (+12), and John Watson from P17 to P6 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alan Jones started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 DNQ, 4 Engine, 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +5 laps. Alan Jones holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:31.272 on lap 65. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.