| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | A.Prost | 1 | — | +9 | 18.0 | 1 | +35.4 | 2,452 | |
| 2 |
|
J.Watson | 12 | +10 | +6 | 7.0 | 2 | +31.8 | 2,431 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 14 | +11 | +4 | 4.0 | 5 | +88.3 | 2,199 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 13 | +9 | +3 | 3.0 | 6 | +57.8 | 2,267 | |
| 5 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 15 | +10 | +2 | 2.0 | 8 | +94.2 | 2,127 | |
| 6 |
|
D.Pironi | 8 | +2 | +1 | 1.0 | 10 | +51.4 | 2,232 | |
| 7 | Tyrrell | S.Borgudd | 21 | +14 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | +73.0 | 2,139 | |
| 8 | March | J.Mass | 22 | +14 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | +50.0 | 2,183 | |
| 9 | Osella | J.Jarier | 23 | +14 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | +55.1 | 2,141 | |
| 10 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 19 | +9 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | +78.6 | 2,035 | |
| 11 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 7 | -4 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -13.6 | 2,311 | |
| 12 |
|
K.Rosberg | 3 | -9 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | +29.8 | 2,138 | |
| 13 | ATS | E.Salazar | 18 | +5 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | +13.0 | 2,163 | |
| 14 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 25 | +11 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | +66.6 | 1,952 | |
| 15 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 9 | -6 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | +13.0 | 2,110 | |
| 16 |
|
G.Villeneuve | 2 | -14 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | +4.9 | 2,108 | |
| 17 |
|
N.Lauda | 5 | -12 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | -10.0 | 2,127 | |
| 18 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 4 | -14 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | -32.9 | 2,171 | |
| 19 |
|
C.Reutemann | 6 | -13 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | -81.5 | 2,327 | |
| 20 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 11 | -9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | -68.4 | 2,235 | |
| 21 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 26 | +5 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | -26.2 | 2,070 | |
| 22 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | -83.3 | 2,228 | |
| 23 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 24 | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | -86.5 | 2,209 | |
| 24 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 10 | -14 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | -68.1 | 2,118 | |
| 25 |
|
D.Daly | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | -56.5 | 2,055 | |
| 26 | March | R.Boesel | 17 | -9 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | -44.5 | 1,991 | |
| 27 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | -27.6 | 1,903 | ||
| 28 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | -12.9 | 1,799 | ||
| 29 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -23.9 | 1,816 | ||
| 30 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | -48.7 | 1,888 | ||
| 31 | Osella | R.Paletti | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -58.0 | 1,892 |