1978 Canadian Grand Prix

1978 Canadian Grand Prix
1978 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 16 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season
Race details
Date	October 8, 1978
Location	Circuit Île Notre-Dame, Montreal
Course	Semi-permanent racing facility
Course length	4.500 km (2.796 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 315.000 km (195.732 miles)
Weather	Mostly cloudy; 5 °C (41 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Pierre Jarier;
Time	1:38.015
Fastest lap
Driver	Alan Jones
Time	1:38.072 on lap 70
Podium
First	Gilles Villeneuve;
Second	Jody Scheckter;
Third	Carlos Reutemann;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. This was the 16th and final race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Constructors.^[2] It was Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve's and a Canadian driver's first victory in Formula One.