| «1978-16» | Canada Grand Prix - XVII Grand Prix du Canada |
| 1978-10-08 | Montréal - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - 70 laps × 4.5 km : 315.0 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.015 | 165.281 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.026 | +00.011 (+0.011%) | +00.011 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:38.230 | +00.215 (+0.219%) | +00.204 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:38.417 | +00.402 (+0.410%) | +00.187 |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.861 | +00.846 (+0.863%) | +00.444 |
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.930 | +00.915 (+0.934%) | +00.069 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:39.020 | +01.005 (+1.025%) | +00.090 |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.081 | +01.066 (+1.088%) | +00.061 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.236 | +01.221 (+1.246%) | +00.155 |
| 10 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:39.381 | +01.366 (+1.394%) | +00.145 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:39.455 | +01.440 (+1.469%) | +00.074 |
| 12 | 12 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.491 | +01.476 (+1.506%) | +00.036 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.619 | +01.604 (+1.636%) | +00.128 |
| 14 | 14 | 66 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:39.624 | +01.609 (+1.642%) | +00.005 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.042 | +02.027 (+2.068%) | +00.418 |
| 16 | 16 | 18 | René Arnoux | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.515 | +02.500 (+2.551%) | +00.473 |
| 17 | 17 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.669 | +02.654 (+2.708%) | +00.154 |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.959 | +02.944 (+3.004%) | +00.290 |
| 19 | 19 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.970 | +02.955 (+3.015%) | +00.011 |
| 20 | 20 | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.983 | +02.968 (+3.028%) | +00.013 |
| 21 | 21 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.611 | +03.596 (+3.669%) | +00.628 |
| 22 | 22 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:41.689 | +03.674 (+3.748%) | +00.078 |
| 23 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.739 | +03.724 (+3.799%) | +00.050 | |
| 24 | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.799 | +03.784 (+3.861%) | +00.060 | |
| 25 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.962 | +03.947 (+4.027%) | +00.163 | |
| 26 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.413 | +04.398 (+4.487%) | +00.451 | |
| 27 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.267 | +05.252 (+5.358%) | +00.854 | |
| 28 | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.553 | +07.538 (+7.691%) | +02.286 |