1978 Canadian Grand Prix
🇨🇦 Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada Round 16 of 16
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 64 | 6 |
| 2 | = | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | = | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | = | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | = | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | = | John Watson | Brabham | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | +3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | -1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | = | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | = | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | = | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | = | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | = | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | = | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | = | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | — | Derek Daly | Ensign | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Brett Lunger | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | René Arnoux | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Harald Ertl | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Bobby Rahal | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Danny Ongais | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 0 | 0 |