N55: Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) (John Player Team #Lotus), #Lotus 79 – #Ford V8 (RET)
NJody Scheckter (ZAF) (Walter Wolf Racing), Wolf WR6 – Cosworth V8 (finished 2nd)
N12: Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) (Scuderia #Ferrari), #Ferrari 312T3 – #Ferrari Flat-12 (finished 1st)
N2: John Watson (GBR) (Parmalat Racing Team), #Brabham BT46 – #Alfa Romeo flat-12 (RET)
N16: Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) (Shadow Racing Team), Shadow DN9 – Cosworth V8 (RET)
N14: Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) (Fittipaldi Automotive), Fittipaldi F5A – #Ford V8 (RET)
N1: Niki Lauda (AUT) (Parmalat Racing Team), #Brabham BT46 – #Alfa Romeo flat-12 RET
Race won by Gilles Villeneuve (Scuderia #Ferrari), followed by Jody Schecter (Walter Wolf Racing) and Carlos Reutemann (Scuderia #Ferrari).
1978 Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Île Notre-Dame ++ Sutton Images (the David Phipps Archives)Source: Peter Windsor
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