Wilds was replaced for South Africa, by British driver Bob Evans. Evans qualified P201/02 in 24th place and finished 15th, 2 laps down. At the Spanish Grand Prix, he qualified a new chassis, P201/05, in 23rd position and retired after seven laps with fuel system problems. At Monaco, Evans failed to qualify chassis "05". In Belgium, he qualified P201/02 in 20th position and finished ninth, 2 laps down. For the Swedish Grand Prix, Evans resumed in P201/05, qualified 23rd and finished 13th, two laps behind. At the Dutch Grand Prix, he qualified P201/05 in 20th position but retired after 23 laps with transmission problems. At the French Grand Prix, Evans qualified P201/02 in 25th place and finished 17th two laps down.