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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Gilles Villeneuve won the Canadian Grand Prix 1978 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 8 October 1978, starting from P3 on the grid. Jody Scheckter finished second for Wolf, with Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Ferrari.
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- WinnerGilles Villeneuve
- CircuitCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
- Winning teamFerrari
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ferrari | 3 | 9 | Finished | ||
2 |  Jody Scheckter SCH +13.372 |  Wolf | 2 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Carlos Reutemann REU +19.408 | Ferrari | 11 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Riccardo Patrese PAT +24.667 |  Arrows | 12 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Patrick Depailler DEP +28.558 |  Tyrrell | 13 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Derek Daly DAL +54.476 |  Ensign | 15 | 1 | Finished | |
7 |  Didier Pironi PIR +1:21.250 | Tyrrell | 18 | 0 | Finished | |
8 |  Patrick Tambay TAM +1:26.560 |  McLaren | 17 | 0 | Finished | |
9 |  Alan Jones JON +1:28.942 |  Williams | 5 | 0 | Finished | |
10 |  Team Lotus | 9 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
11 |  Brabham | 14 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
12 |  Renault | 22 | 0 | +5 Laps | ||
N |  ATS | 21 | 0 | +12 Laps | ||
R |  Ligier | 10 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R | McLaren | 19 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | Oil leak | ||
R |  Surtees | 16 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Wolf | 20 | 0 | Fuel system | ||
R | Brabham | 4 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Brabham | 7 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R |  Shadow | 8 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Fittipaldi | 6 | 0 | Accident | ||
F | Shadow | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Surtees | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Merzario | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Arrows | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F | ATS | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify |
Classification28 drivers