In the 1978 Formula 1 season Alan Jones drove a total of 16 races for Williams. From the total of 16 races, Alan managed to finish on the podium 1 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the United States Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Jones didn't finish, this happend in 7 occasions.
Alan Jones finished the season on 11th place in the driver championship with a total of 11 points.
1978 races
Argentine GP
Jan 15th, 1978
DNF
Brazilian GP
Jan 29th, 1978
11th
South African GP
Mar 4th, 1978
4th
United States GP West
Apr 2nd, 1978
7th
Monaco GP
May 7th, 1978
DNF
Belgian GP
May 21st, 1978
10th
Spanish GP
Jun 4th, 1978
8th
Swedish GP
Jun 17th, 1978
DNF
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1978
5th
British GP
Jul 16th, 1978
DNF
German GP
Jul 30th, 1978
DNF
Austrian GP
Aug 13th, 1978
DNF
Dutch GP
Aug 27th, 1978
DNF
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1978
13th
United States GP
Oct 1st, 1978
2nd
Canadian GP
Oct 8th, 1978
9th
1978 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
1
Finishes in top 5
3
Finishes in points
3
Position
11th
High/low position
8th/20th
Points
11
DNF's
7
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
2nd/22nd
Average finish result
12.56
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
1
Points streak
2
Finish streak
3
1978 Standings progression
1978 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine GP | DNF | DNF (Fuel system) | 14th | |||
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 11th | +5 Laps | 8th | |||
| 3 | South African GP | 4th | +30.986 | 18th | |||
| 4 | United States GP West | 7th | +1 Lap | 8th | |||
| 5 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Oil leak) | 10th | |||
| 6 | Belgian GP | 10th | +2 Laps | 11th | |||
| 7 | Spanish GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 18th | |||
| 8 | Swedish GP | DNF | DNF (Wheel) | 9th | |||
| 9 | French GP | 5th | +41.81 | 14th | |||
| 10 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Transmission) | 6th | |||
| 11 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Fuel system) | 6th | |||
| 12 | Austrian GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 15th | |||
| 13 | Dutch GP | DNF | DNF (Throttle) | 11th | |||
| 14 | Italian GP | 13th | +1 Lap | 6th | |||
| 15 | United States GP | 2nd | +19.739 | 3rd | |||
| 16 | Canadian GP | 9th | +1:28.942 | 5th |