The 1979 Canadian Grand Prix was Round 14 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, 30 September 1979. Alan Jones started on pole position in the Williams Ford and was the race winner.
1979 Canadian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 1:52:06.892 | - | - | 1:31.272 | 65 | 169.925 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 72 | +1.080 | 1:52:07.972 | +1.080 | +1.080 | 1:31.467 | 66 | 169.898 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +1:13.656 | 1:53:20.548 | +1:13.656 | +1:12.576 | 1:32.397 | 57 | 168.085 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 71 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:31.617 | 60 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:33.876 | 56 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.781 | 52 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.212 | 36 | 17 | |||
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:36.502 | 18 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:36.700 | 9 | 21 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 66 | Out of Fuel | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.178 | 54 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 61 | Gearbox | 1:32.858 | 36 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 52 | Fuel System | 1:34.318 | 47 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 47 | Gearbox | 1:34.350 | 46 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Engine | 1:35.124 | 21 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 33 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 1:35.641 | 28 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Rebaque Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Chassis | 1:36.062 | 18 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 24 | Brakes | 1:35.210 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 24 | Ignition | 1:35.431 | 23 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Suspension | 1:33.786 | 22 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Spun Off | 1:36.072 | 18 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 19 | Engine | 1:35.969 | 14 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 14 | Accident | 1:35.132 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Accident | 1:35.656 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Engine | 1:34.381 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| WIT | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |