In the 1978 Formula 1 season Derek Daly drove a total of 10 races. Daly was a driver for Ensign where he entered a total of 7 races and Hesketh with 3 races. From the total of 10 races, Derek managed to finish on a 6th place during the Canadian Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Daly didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
Derek Daly finished the season on 20th place in the driver championship with a total of 1 points.
Daly vs. Lunger Ensign 1978
1
Race
0
1978 races
Argentine GP
Jan 15th, 1978
Brazilian GP
Jan 29th, 1978
South African GP
Mar 4th, 1978
United States GP West
Apr 2nd, 1978
DNF
Monaco GP
May 7th, 1978
DNF
Belgian GP
May 21st, 1978
DNF
Spanish GP
Jun 4th, 1978
Swedish GP
Jun 17th, 1978
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1978
DNF
British GP
Jul 16th, 1978
DNF
German GP
Jul 30th, 1978
Austrian GP
Aug 13th, 1978
DNF
Dutch GP
Aug 27th, 1978
DNF
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1978
10th
United States GP
Oct 1st, 1978
8th
Canadian GP
Oct 8th, 1978
6th
1978 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
0
Finishes in top 5
0
Finishes in points
1
Position
20th
High/low position
20th/34th
Points
1
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
6th/30th
Average finish result
19.0
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
0
Top 5 streak
0
Points streak
3
Finish streak
4
1978 Standings progression
1978 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | United States GP West | 30th | Did not prequalify | Pitlane | |||
| 5 | Monaco GP | 26th | Did not prequalify | Pitlane | |||
| 6 | Belgian GP | 26th | Did not qualify | Pitlane | |||
| 9 | French GP | 28th | Did not qualify | Pitlane | |||
| 10 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Wheel) | 15th | |||
| 12 | Austrian GP | 12th | Disqualified | 19th | |||
| 13 | Dutch GP | DNF | DNF (Transmission) | 16th | |||
| 14 | Italian GP | 10th | +1:09.11 | 18th | |||
| 15 | United States GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 19th | |||
| 16 | Canadian GP | 6th | +54.476 | 15th |