| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
J.Watson | 10 | +9 | +9 | 17.0 | 2 | +30.7 | 2,461 | |
| 2 |
|
K.Rosberg | 3 | +1 | +6 | 14.0 | 3 | +64.5 | 2,291 | |
| 3 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 14 | +11 | +4 | 4.0 | 12 | +87.2 | 2,196 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 11 | +7 | +3 | 5.0 | 9 | +39.4 | 2,319 | |
| 5 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 8 | +3 | +2 | 2.0 | 17 | +38.9 | 2,292 | |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 23 | +17 | +1 | 1.0 | 18 | +115.2 | 2,022 | |
| 7 | Arrows | M.Surer | 22 | +15 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | +51.2 | 2,200 | |
| 8 | March | R.Boesel | 24 | +16 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | +65.0 | 2,134 | |
| 9 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 17 | +8 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | +28.7 | 2,216 | |
| 10 |
|
N.Lauda | 4 | -6 | 0 | 12.0 | 4 | +13.3 | 2,238 | |
| 11 |
|
D.Daly | 13 | +2 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | +49.7 | 2,102 | |
| 12 | March | J.Mass | 25 | +13 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | +1.2 | 2,222 | |
| 13 | Renault | A.Prost | 1 | -12 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | -17.6 | 2,257 | |
| 14 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 9 | -5 | 0 | 4.0 | 13 | -6.3 | 2,192 | |
| 15 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 26 | +11 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | +44.6 | 2,010 | |
| 16 | Osella | J.Jarier | 14 | -2 | 0 | 3.0 | 14 | -8.7 | 2,147 | |
| 17 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 6 | -11 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +3.1 | 2,087 | |
| 18 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 20 | +2 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | +47.4 | 1,903 | |
| 19 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 5 | -14 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | -66.1 | 2,254 | |
| 20 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | +49.6 | 1,810 | |
| 21 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 21 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | +16.2 | 1,933 | |
| 22 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 7 | -15 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | -67.9 | 2,172 | |
| 23 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 2 | -21 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | -40.3 | 2,062 | |
| 24 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 12 | -12 | 0 | 2.0 | 16 | -40.8 | 2,038 | |
| 25 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 15 | -10 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -58.5 | 2,064 | |
| 26 | ATS | E.Salazar | 18 | -8 | 0 | 2.0 | 15 | -63.3 | 2,053 | |
| 27 |
|
D.Pironi | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | -94.7 | 2,122 | ||
| 28 |
|
G.Villeneuve | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | -94.4 | 2,094 | ||
| 29 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | -42.1 | 1,906 | ||
| 30 | Theodore | J.Lammers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | -56.2 | 1,926 | ||
| 31 | Osella | R.Paletti | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | -39.9 | 1,834 | ||
| 32 | March | E.de Villota | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | -49.0 | 1,838 |