| 1 | 1971 | South Africa | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 11 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 7 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1971 | Spain | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 9 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 9 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1971 | Monaco | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 9 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1971 | Netherlands | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 26 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 14 | 12 | |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 28 | GETHIN Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 23 | nc | |
| 5 | 1971 | France | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 9 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 11 | ab | Ignition |
| 1971 | France | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 10 | GETHIN Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 19 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1971 | Britain | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 9 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 8 | ab | Engine |
| 1971 | Britain | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 10 | GETHIN Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 14 | ab | Engine |
| 7 | 1971 | Germany | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 18 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 6 | ab | Fuel leak |
| 1971 | Germany | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 20 | GETHIN Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 19 | ab | Accident |
| 8 | 1971 | Austria | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 9 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 9 | ab | Engine |
| 9 | 1971 | Canada | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 9 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 10 | 4 | |
| 1971 | Canada | Penske-White Racing | 10 | DONOHUE Mark | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 8 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1971 | USA | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 7 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 3 | ab | Accident |
| 1971 | USA | Penske-White Racing | 31 | HOBBS David | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 22 | 10 | |
| 1971 | USA | Penske-White Racing | 31 | DONOHUE Mark | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | | np | Race in another race |
| 11 | 1972 | Argentina | Yardley Team McLaren | 17 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 4 | 2 | |
| 1972 | Argentina | Yardley Team McLaren | 18 | REVSON Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 3 | ab | Engine |
| 12 | 1972 | South Africa | Yardley Team McLaren | 12 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 5 | 1 | |
| 1972 | South Africa | Yardley Team McLaren | 14 | REVSON Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | 1972 | Spain | Yardley Team McLaren | 11 | HULME Denny | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 2 | ab | Gearbox |
| 1972 | Spain | Yardley Team McLaren | 20 | REVSON Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 11 | 5 | |
| 14 | 1972 | Monaco | Yardley Team McLaren | 15 | REDMAN Brian | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 10 | 5 | |
| 15 | 1972 | Belgium | Yardley Team McLaren | 10 | REVSON Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 7 | 7 | |
| 16 | 1972 | France | Yardley Team McLaren | 11 | REDMAN Brian | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 13 | 9 | |
| 17 | 1972 | Britain | Yardley Team McLaren | 19 | REVSON Peter | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 3 | 3 | |
| 1972 | Britain | Yardley Team McLaren | 20 | REDMAN Brian | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | | f | Car unavailable |
| 18 | 1972 | Germany | Yardley Team McLaren | 5 | REDMAN Brian | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 19 | 5 | |
| 19 | 1972 | Canada | Yardley Team McLaren | 20 | SCHECKTER Jody | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | | f | Not present |
| 20 | 1972 | USA | Yardley Team McLaren | 21 | SCHECKTER Jody | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 | Goodyear | 8 | 9 | |