| Race |
Site |
Cars |
St |
Fin |
# |
Sponsor / Owner |
Chassis / Engine |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
| 1 | Oscar Galvez | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 52/52 | 0 | 1:37:04.47 | 52 |
| 2 | Jacarepagua | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 63/63 | 0 | +93.12 | 0 |
| 3 | Kyalami | 26 | 2 | 7 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 77/78 | 0 | +1 lap | 20 |
| 4 | Long Beach | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 80/80 | 0 | +11.061 | 0 |
| 5 | Monte Carlo | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 69/75 | 0 | +6 laps | 0 |
| 6 | Zolder | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 70/70 | 0 | 1:39:52.02 | 70 |
| 7 | Jarama | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75/75 | 0 | 1:41:47.06 | 70 |
| 8 | Anderstorp | 24 | 1 | 17 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 46/70 | 0 | engine | 38 |
| 9 | Paul Ricard | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 54/54 | 0 | 1:38:51.92 | 54 |
| 10 | Brands Hatch | 26 | 2 | 21 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 28/76 | 0 | engine | 23 |
| 11 | Hockenheimring | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 45/45 | 0 | 1:28:00.90 | 41 |
| 12 | Osterreichring | 26 | 2 | 26 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 0/54 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 13 | Zandvoort | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75/75 | 0 | 1:41:04.23 | 75 |
| 14 | Monza | 24 | 1 | 6 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 40/40 | 0 | +46.33 | 0 |
| 15 | Watkins Glen | 26 | 1 | 20 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 27/59 | 0 | engine | 2 |
| 16 | Montreal | 22 | 9 | 10 | 5 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 69/70 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |