Jones wins grand prix
NZPA-Beuter Montreal; Alan Jones, of Australia, drove his Sandia Williams I'WiT to viclory in the Canadian Grand Pnx| Formula One race at Montreal! in a winning time o£ one hour,| 52 minutes, 06.892 seconds. I The 32-vear-old Jones, who) trailed the runner-up Gilles Villeneuve, of Canada, for much of the race, recorded an average speed of J69.53km/h, in the 72-1 ap event yesterday, on He Notre Dame. Villeneuve, aged 27, who tried
'.hard to duplicate his win a '*l ago. drove his Ferrari to secon i place in one hour, 52 minute) 07.972 seconds. Jones’ team-mate, 40-year-oj (lay Regazzonl. of Switzerlam was third to cross the line in ISaudia Williams at one hour I i minutes, 2.548 seconds. The world driving champiq Jody Scheckter, of South Afn<; was fourth in a Ferrari, ahef of Didier Pironi, of France in i Candy Tyrrell, and John Watsa of Northern Ireland, who caq I sixth in a McLaren M 29.
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