1979 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
30 Sep 1979
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:29.892 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:30.554 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 1:30.768 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:30.775 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 1:30.820 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:31.941 |
| 7 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:32.103 |
| 8 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:32.116 |
| 9 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 1:32.280 |
| 10 | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:32.651 |
| 11 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 1:32.682 |
| 12 | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 1:32.858 |
| 13 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:33.065 |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:33.090 |
| 15 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:33.297 |
| 16 | 25 | Jacky IckxICK | Ligier Ford | 1:33.355 |
| 17 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:33.362 |
| 18 | 36 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.378 |
| 19 | 5 | Ricardo ZuninoZUN | Brabham Ford | 1:33.511 |
| 20 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 1:33.603 |
| 21 | 17 | Jan LammersLAM | Shadow Ford | 1:34.102 |
| 22 | 31 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 1:34.129 |
| 23 | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 1:34.256 |
| 24 | 33 | Derek DalyDAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:34.301 |