| 🇨🇦Canadian Grand Prix 1978 | 8 Oct 1978 | McLaren | 19 | Spun off | |
| 🇺🇸United States Grand Prix 1978 | 1 Oct 1978 | McLaren | 6 | 7 | |
| 🇮🇹Italian Grand Prix 1978 | 10 Sept 1978 | McLaren | 10 | Distributor | |
| 🇳🇱Dutch Grand Prix 1978 | 27 Aug 1978 | McLaren | 7 | 10 | |
| 🇦🇹Austrian Grand Prix 1978 | 13 Aug 1978 | McLaren | 8 | Accident | |
| 🇩🇪German Grand Prix 1978 | 30 Jul 1978 | McLaren | 8 | Disqualified | |
| 🇬🇧British Grand Prix 1978 | 16 Jul 1978 | McLaren | 14 | Accident | |
| 🇫🇷French Grand Prix 1978 | 2 Jul 1978 | McLaren | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 🇸🇪Swedish Grand Prix 1978 | 17 Jun 1978 | McLaren | 14 | 8 | |
| 🇪🇸Spanish Grand Prix 1978 | 4 Jun 1978 | McLaren | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 🇧🇪Belgian Grand Prix 1978 | 21 May 1978 | McLaren | 6 | Accident | |
| 🇲🇨Monaco Grand Prix 1978 | 7 May 1978 | McLaren | 6 | Handling | |
| 🇺🇸United States Grand Prix West 1978 | 2 Apr 1978 | McLaren | 7 | Accident | |
| 🇿🇦South African Grand Prix 1978 | 4 Mar 1978 | McLaren | 3 | Engine | |
| 🇧🇷Brazilian Grand Prix 1978 | 29 Jan 1978 | McLaren | 2 | Spun off | |
| 🇦🇷Argentine Grand Prix 1978 | 15 Jan 1978 | McLaren | 6 | 4 | 3 |