1979 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1979 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 September 1979 at the Circuit Île Notre-Dame, Montreal.

During practice Niki Lauda announced his retirement from Formula One. The Brabham team, who had replaced their Alfa Romeo-engined BT48 with the Cosworth DFV-engined BT49, recruited Argentine newcomer Ricardo Zunino as Lauda's replacement.

The organizers would not let the Alfa Romeo factory team compete unless they pre-qualified. They refused to do so but a compromise was reached where one of their drivers would be allowed to take part in practice. The other, Bruno Giacomelli, was not allowed to enter the race.

The race turned into a close duel between Alan Jones and Gilles Villeneuve that continued the entire race.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Race

Classification

Championship standings after the race

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

1. Canadian Grand Prix
2. 1979 Italian Grand Prix
3. 1979 Grand Prix (tennis)
4. 1979 United States Grand Prix West
5. 1979 Argentine Grand Prix
6. 1979 United States Grand Prix
7. 1978 Canadian Grand Prix
8. San Marino Grand Prix
9. 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
10. 1980 Canadian Grand Prix
11. 1973 Canadian Grand Prix
12. 1971 Canadian Grand Prix
13. 1977 Canadian Grand Prix
14. 1974 Canadian Grand Prix
15. Dutch Grand Prix
16. 1976 Canadian Grand Prix
17. Italian Grand Prix
18. Ricardo Zunino
19. British Grand Prix
20. 1972 Canadian Grand Prix