| Race |
Site |
Cars |
St |
Fin |
# |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | Oscar Galvez | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 51/53 | 0 | wheel bearing | 0 |
| 2 | Interlagos | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 19/40 | 0 | ignition | 0 |
| 3 | Kyalami | 23 | 6 | 18 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 43/78 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 4 | Long Beach | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 80/80 | 0 | 1:51:35.470 | 4 |
| 5 | Jarama | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75/75 | 0 | 1:42:52.22 | 75 |
| 6 | Monte Carlo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 76/76 | 0 | +35.55 | 0 |
| 7 | Zolder | 27 | 1 | 25 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 0/70 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 8 | Anderstorp | 24 | 1 | 6 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 72/72 | 0 | +25.277 | 68 |
| 9 | Dijon-Prenois | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 80/80 | 0 | 1:39:40.13 | 1 |
| 10 | Silverstone | 26 | 6 | 14 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 62/68 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 11 | Hockenheimring | 25 | 7 | 12 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 34/47 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 12 | Osterreichring | 26 | 3 | 24 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 11/54 | 0 | engine | 11 |
| 13 | Zandvoort | 26 | 1 | 21 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 14/75 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 14 | Monza | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 52/52 | 0 | 1:27:50.30 | 43 |
| 15 | Watkins Glen | 26 | 4 | 2 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 59/59 | 0 | +2.026 | 0 |
| 16 | Bowmanville | 26 | 1 | 9 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 77/80 | 0 | engine | 76 |
| 17 | Mount Fuji | 23 | 1 | 21 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 1/73 | 0 | crash | 0 |