1979 - Canadian Grand Prix

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1979 - Canadian Grand Prix

Race Name - Canadian Grand Prix
Date - 9/30/1979
Race Track - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 72
Pole Winner Alan Jones
Average Race Speed - 169.926 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gilles Villeneuve
Race Number - 14

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Alan Jones	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	2	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
3	3	Clay Regazzoni	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	9	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
5	6	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	17	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	19	Ricardo Zunino	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	21	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	10	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	4	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	18	Vittorio Brambilla	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 179	Alfa Romeo 1260
13	16	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	13	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	24	Derek Daly	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	22	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	7	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
18	23	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	11	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	14	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	20	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	8	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
23	12	HansJoachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D3	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	25	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV