In the 1978 Formula 1 season Patrick Tambay drove a total of 15 races for McLaren. From the total of 15 races, Patrick managed to finish on a 4th place during the Swedish Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Tambay didn't finish, this happend in 5 occasions.
Patrick Tambay finished the season on 14th place in the driver championship with a total of 8 points.
Tambay vs. Giacomelli McLaren 1978
4
Race
0
Tambay vs. Hunt McLaren 1978
8
Race
3
Tambay vs. Lunger McLaren 1978
8
Race
2
Tambay vs. Piquet McLaren 1978
2
Race
0
Tambay vs. Trimmer McLaren 1978
1
Race
0
1978 races
Argentine GP
Jan 15th, 1978
6th
Brazilian GP
Jan 29th, 1978
DNF
South African GP
Mar 4th, 1978
DNF
United States GP West
Apr 2nd, 1978
12th
Monaco GP
May 7th, 1978
7th
Belgian GP
May 21st, 1978
Spanish GP
Jun 4th, 1978
DNF
Swedish GP
Jun 17th, 1978
4th
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1978
9th
British GP
Jul 16th, 1978
6th
German GP
Jul 30th, 1978
DNF
Austrian GP
Aug 13th, 1978
DNF
Dutch GP
Aug 27th, 1978
9th
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1978
5th
United States GP
Oct 1st, 1978
6th
Canadian GP
Oct 8th, 1978
8th
1978 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
0
Finishes in top 5
2
Finishes in points
5
Position
14th
High/low position
6th/16th
Points
8
DNF's
5
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
4th/24th
Average finish result
10.4
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
0
Top 5 streak
1
Points streak
4
Finish streak
4
1978 Standings progression
1978 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine GP | 6th | +1:19.90 | 9th | |||
| 2 | Brazilian GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 5th | |||
| 3 | South African GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 4th | |||
| 4 | United States GP West | 12th | Accident | 11th | |||
| 5 | Monaco GP | 7th | +1 Lap | 11th | |||
| 7 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 14th | |||
| 8 | Swedish GP | 4th | +1 Lap | 15th | |||
| 9 | French GP | 9th | +1:27.06 | 6th | |||
| 10 | British GP | 6th | +1 Lap | 20th | |||
| 11 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 11th | |||
| 12 | Austrian GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 14th | |||
| 13 | Dutch GP | 9th | +1 Lap | 14th | |||
| 14 | Italian GP | 5th | +40.39 | 19th | |||
| 15 | United States GP | 6th | +1:50.210 | 18th | |||
| 16 | Canadian GP | 8th | +1:26.560 | 17th |