Claim: Jody Scheckter came in before Jean-Pierre Jarier during the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix, which was a Formula One motor race with 10 teams and constructors.
Evidence: In 1979, he finished second by four points in the championship to teammate Jody Scheckter. The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. Home favourite Villeneuve put the Ferrari 3rd, a good performance from the Canadian who had been outperformed by teammate Reutemann all season. He was beaten to 2nd by Jody Scheckter of Wolf, who had also been improving of late. From then on, the order did not change, and Villeneuve came home to take his first Grand Prix victory in front of his own fans. He was followed home by his Ferrari teammate for the following year, Jody Scheckter and his current teammate Carlos Reutemann, 13 and 19 seconds behind respectively. Pos South_Africa Jody Scheckter France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ferrari Wolf-Ford Arrows-Ford Tyrrell-Ford Ensign-Ford Tyrrell-Ford McLaren-Ford Williams-Ford Lotus-Ford Ferrari Brabham-Alfa Romeo Renault ATS-Ford Ligier-Matra McLaren-Ford Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham-Alfa Romeo Shadow-Ford Fittipaldi-Ford Surtees-Ford Merzario-Ford The top ten was just as interesting as the bottom six, as eight different cars were featured. The entry of 28 cars had to be trimmed to 22 before the race, and those who failed to qualify were, unusually, from six different teams.