| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1978-01-15 |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 1978-01-29 |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami | 1978-03-04 |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | Long Beach | 1978-04-02 |
| 5 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 1978-05-07 |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | Zolder | 1978-05-21 |
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | 1978-06-04 |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix | Scandinavian Raceway | 1978-06-17 |
| 9 | French Grand Prix | Circuit Paul Ricard | 1978-07-02 |
| 10 | British Grand Prix | Brands Hatch | 1978-07-16 |
| 11 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 1978-07-30 |
| 12 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 1978-08-13 |
| 13 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1978-08-27 |
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1978-09-10 |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 1978-10-01 |
| 16 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1978-10-08 |
| Pos | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 64 | 6 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 34 | 1 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Hesketh, Ensign | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 |
| - | Brett Lunger | McLaren, Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS, Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| - | René Arnoux | Martini, Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| - | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| - | Nelson Piquet | Ensign, McLaren, Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| - | Keke Rosberg | Theodore, ATS, Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 86 | 8 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 58 | 5 |
| 3 | Brabham | 53 | 2 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 38 | 1 |
| 5 | Wolf | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | Ligier | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | McLaren | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | Williams | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Arrows | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Shadow | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Renault | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Surtees | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Ensign | 1 | 0 |
| - | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| - | Martini | 0 | 0 |
| - | Merzario | 0 | 0 |
| - | Theodore | 0 | 0 |
| - | Hesketh | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Driver | Pos | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATS | Jochen Mass | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Keke Rosberg | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Arrows | Riccardo Patrese | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Rolf Stommelen | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Brabham | Niki Lauda | 4 | 44 | 2 |
| John Watson | 6 | 25 | 0 | |
| Nelson Piquet | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ensign | Derek Daly | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lunger | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Piquet | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ferrari | Carlos Reutemann | 3 | 48 | 4 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 9 | 17 | 1 | |
| McLaren | James Hunt | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| Patrick Tambay | 14 | 8 | 0 | |
| Brett Lunger | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruno Giacomelli | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Piquet | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Shadow | Clay Regazzoni | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Surtees | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| René Arnoux | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Rupert Keegan | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Lotus | Mario Andretti | 1 | 64 | 6 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 2 | 51 | 2 | |
| Hector Rebaque | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrrell | Patrick Depailler | 5 | 34 | 1 |
| Didier Pironi | 15 | 7 | 0 | |
| Wolf | Jody Scheckter | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| Keke Rosberg | - | 0 | 0 |