| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
N.Lauda | 5 | +4 | +9 | 24.0 | 3 | +72.3 | 2,304 | |
| 2 |
|
D.Pironi | 4 | +2 | +6 | 35.0 | 1 | +42.4 | 2,380 | |
| 3 |
|
P.Tambay | 13 | +10 | +4 | 4.0 | 16 | +90.1 | 2,194 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 7 | +3 | +3 | 13.0 | 8 | +46.0 | 2,304 | |
| 5 |
|
D.Daly | 10 | +5 | +2 | 7.0 | 12 | +31.2 | 2,326 | |
| 6 | Renault | A.Prost | 8 | +2 | +1 | 19.0 | 5 | +53.3 | 2,225 | |
| 7 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 14 | +7 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | +68.9 | 2,150 | |
| 8 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 17 | +9 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | +65.5 | 2,134 | |
| 9 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 26 | +17 | 0 | 1.0 | 22 | +44.0 | 2,172 | |
| 10 | March | J.Mass | 25 | +15 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | +23.5 | 2,208 | |
| 11 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 11 | — | 0 | 5.0 | 15 | +25.7 | 2,174 | |
| 12 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 24 | +12 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | +22.7 | 2,156 | |
| 13 | Arrows | M.Surer | 22 | +9 | 0 | 2.0 | 19 | -20.2 | 2,266 | |
| 14 |
|
K.Rosberg | 1 | -13 | 0 | 21.0 | 4 | -36.9 | 2,296 | |
| 15 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 9 | -6 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | -23.3 | 2,217 | |
| 16 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 20 | +4 | 0 | 1.0 | 23 | +5.6 | 2,100 | |
| 17 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | +54.7 | 1,879 | |
| 18 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 23 | +5 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | -20.4 | 2,125 | |
| 19 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 3 | -16 | 0 | 17.0 | 7 | -63.2 | 2,236 | |
| 20 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | +23.7 | 1,914 | |
| 21 | Osella | J.Jarier | 18 | -3 | 0 | 3.0 | 18 | -14.9 | 2,026 | |
| 22 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 21 | -1 | 0 | 1.0 | 24 | +2.0 | 1,936 | |
| 23 |
|
J.Watson | 12 | -11 | 0 | 30.0 | 2 | -114.3 | 2,316 | |
| 24 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 2 | -22 | 0 | 19.0 | 6 | -83.7 | 2,158 | |
| 25 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 6 | -19 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | -48.0 | 2,019 | |
| 26 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 15 | -11 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -12.9 | 1,858 | |
| 27 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 21 | -51.5 | 1,975 | ||
| 28 | Theodore | J.Lammers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | -36.1 | 1,887 | ||
| 29 | ATS | E.Salazar | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 20 | -78.6 | 2,005 | ||
| 30 | March | R.Boesel | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | -67.7 | 1,941 |