
Williams, a British constructor, competed in the 1978 Formula 1 season with Alan Jones.
Williams finished 9th in the 1978 constructors' championship with 11 points, 1 podium but no wins – 75 points behind champions Team Lotus. Williams's best result was 2nd, by Alan Jones at the United States Grand Prix.
Final 1978 results after 16 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Share of the team's points (race and sprint).
Race and sprint points per round, stacked by driver (Jones: darker to lighter).
Both cars, every round. S = sprint result.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Jones | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Short answers about Williams in 1978.
Alan Jones drove for Williams in the 1978 Formula 1 season.
Williams scored 11 points in 1978 and finished 9th in the constructors' championship, 75 points behind champions Team Lotus.
Williams did not win a Grand Prix in 1978; its best result was 2nd.
Williams was founded by Frank Williams and Patrick Head and has raced in Formula 1 under its current identity since 1977. Clay Regazzoni gave it a first win at Silverstone in 1979, and it went on to win nine constructors’ championships, with drivers’ titles for Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. Since 2020 it has been owned by investment firm Dorilton Capital.
The team is based in Grove, Oxfordshire, and uses Mercedes power units. James Vowles has been team principal since 2023, and in 2025 Williams finished fifth in the constructors’ championship, its best result since 2017. The drivers are Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz.
| DNF |
0 |
| 2 | P11 | 0 |
| 3 | P4 | 3 |
| 4 | P7 | 0 |
| 5 | DNF | 0 |
| 6 | P10 | 0 |
| 7 | P8 | 0 |
| 8 | DNF | 0 |
| 9 | P5 | 2 |
| 10 | DNF | 0 |
| 11 | DNF | 0 |
| 12 | DNF | 0 |
| 13 | DNF | 0 |
| 14 | P13 | 0 |
| 15 | P2 | 6 |
| 16 | P9 | 0 |