1978 Canadian Grand Prix
- Round
- 16 of 1978
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- Jean-Pierre Jarier
- Fastest lap
- Alan Jones
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 2 | 70 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 70 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 70 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 15 | 70 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 18 | 70 | — | — |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 17 | 70 | — | — |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 70 | — | — · fastest lap |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 69 | — | — |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 14 | 69 | — | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 22 | 65 | — | — |
| DNQ | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 1 | 49 | — | Oil leak |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | 4 | 8 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 6 | 0 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | 5 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 8 | 1 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 52 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Rene Arnoux | Surtees | 16 | 37 | — | Engine |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | 51 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Bobby Rahal | Walter Wolf Racing | 20 | 16 | — | Fuel system |
| NC | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 21 | 58 | — | NC |