At a glance
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piquet | Brabham | 1:29.211 | |
| 2 | Reutemann | Williams | 1:29.359 | +0.148 |
| 3 | Jones | Williams | 1:29.728 | +0.517 |
| 4 | Prost | Renault | 1:29.908 | +0.697 |
| 5 | Mansell | Lotus | 1:29.997 | +0.786 |
| 6 | Rebaque | Brabham | 1:30.182 | +0.971 |
| 7 | De Angelis | Lotus | 1:30.231 | +1.020 |
| 8 | Arnoux | Renault | 1:30.232 | +1.021 |
| 9 | Watson | McLaren | 1:30.566 | +1.355 |
| 10 | Laffite | Ligier | 1:30.705 | +1.494 |
| 11 | Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:31.115 | +1.904 |
| 12 | Pironi | Ferrari | 1:31.350 | +2.139 |
| 13 | De Cesaris | McLaren | 1:31.507 | +2.296 |
| 14 | Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:31.547 | +2.336 |
| 15 | Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.600 | +2.389 |
| 16 | Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.740 | +2.529 |
| 17 | Tambay | Ligier | 1:31.747 | +2.536 |
| 18 | Patrese | Arrows | 1:31.969 | +2.758 |
| 19 | Surer | Theodore | 1:32.253 | +3.042 |
| 20 | Daly | March | 1:32.305 | +3.094 |
| 21 | Borgudd | ATS | 1:32.652 | +3.441 |
| 22 | Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:32.709 | +3.498 |
| 23 | Jarier | Osella | 1:33.432 | +4.221 |
| 24 | Salazar | Ensign | 1:33.848 | +4.637 |
| 25 | Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:34.310 | +5.099 |
| 26 | Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:36.546 | +7.335 |
| 27 | Henton | Toleman | 1:36.648 | +7.437 |
| 28 | Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | 1:36.720 | +7.509 |
| 29 | Warwick | Toleman | 1:36.999 | +7.788 |
| 30 | Gabbiani | Osella | 1:37.493 | +8.282 |
Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap | Stops | Engine | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 63 | 2:01:25.205 | Matra | Michelin | |
| 2 | John WatsonFastest lap | McLaren | 9 | 63 | +6.233 | Ford | Michelin | |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 63 | +1:50.275 | Ferrari | Michelin | |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 62 | +1 lap | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 62 | +1 lap | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 7 | 62 | +1 lap | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 62 | +1 lap | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | 61 | +2 laps | Ford | Avon | |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +2 laps | Ford | Avon | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 60 | +3 laps | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 59 | +4 laps | Ford | Avon | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 56 | Engine | Ford | Avon | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | 51 | Spun off | Ford | Michelin | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 48 | Collision | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 5 | 45 | Collision | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 39 | Spun off | Ford | Avon | |
| DNF | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 35 | Spun off | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | 26 | Collision | Ford | Michelin | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 24 | Handling | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 24 | Ignition | Ferrari | Michelin | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 8 | Spun off | Ford | Avon | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 6 | Spun off | Matra | Michelin | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 6 | Spun off | Ford | Pirelli | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | - | Ford | Pirelli | |||
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | - | Ford | Pirelli | |||
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | - | Hart | Pirelli | |||
| DNQ | Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | - | Ford | Pirelli | |||
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | - | Hart | Pirelli | |||
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | - | Ford | Michelin |
Race
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Places gained
- Daly20→8+12
- Giacomelli15→4+11
- Alboreto22→11+11
- Surer19→9+10
- Laffite10→1+9
- Andretti16→7+9
- Villeneuve11→3+8
- Watson9→2+7
- Cheever14→12+2
- De Angelis7→6+1
- Piquet1→5-4
- Reutemann2→10-8
PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.
Teammate battles
- LigierLaffite 1:Tambay DNF
- McLarenWatson 2:De Cesaris DNF
- FerrariVilleneuve 3:Pironi DNF
- Alfa RomeoGiacomelli 4:Andretti 7
- BrabhamPiquet 5:Rebaque DNF
- LotusDe Angelis 6:Mansell DNF
- WilliamsReutemann 10:Jones DNF
- TyrrellAlboreto 11:Cheever 12
- RenaultProst DNF:Arnoux DNF
- OsellaJarier DNF:Gabbiani DNQ
- ArrowsPatrese DNF:Villeneuve, Sr. DNQ
- FittipaldiRosberg DNQ:Serra DNQ
- TolemanHenton DNQ:Warwick DNQ
Retirements
This race in history
3 races here since 1978Won from pole: 1 of 3
Win from furthest back (P3): Gilles Villeneuve 1978
Most wins here
Previous winners here
Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.