| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 3 | +2 | +9 | 25.0 | 8 | +59.1 | 2,346 | |
| 2 |
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J.Watson | 9 | +7 | +6 | 39.0 | 3 | +53.3 | 2,336 | |
| 3 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 4 | +1 | +4 | 15.0 | 12 | +74.7 | 2,238 | |
| 4 | Renault | A.Prost | 1 | -3 | +3 | 34.0 | 4 | +46.2 | 2,301 | |
| 5 |
|
K.Rosberg | 6 | +1 | +2 | 44.0 | 1 | +7.3 | 2,425 | |
| 6 |
|
D.Daly | 14 | +8 | +1 | 8.0 | 13 | +60.8 | 2,200 | |
| 7 | Arrows | M.Surer | 17 | +10 | 0 | 3.0 | 21 | +39.7 | 2,237 | |
| 8 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 19 | +11 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | +49.0 | 2,181 | |
| 9 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 18 | +9 | 0 | 5.0 | 17 | +40.7 | 2,180 | |
| 10 |
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B.Giacomelli | 16 | +6 | 0 | 2.0 | 22 | +31.1 | 2,182 | |
| 11 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 23 | +12 | 0 | 2.0 | 25 | +40.8 | 2,125 | |
| 12 | March | R.Keegan | 25 | +13 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | +72.8 | 1,983 | |
| 13 | March | R.Boesel | 24 | +11 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | +74.6 | 1,938 | |
| 14 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 22 | +8 | 0 | 2.0 | 24 | +50.5 | 2,005 | |
| 15 |
|
N.Lauda | 13 | -2 | 0 | 30.0 | 5 | -37.1 | 2,261 | |
| 16 | Theodore | T.Byrne | 26 | +10 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | +49.4 | 1,942 | |
| 17 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | +31.8 | 1,980 | |
| 18 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 20 | +2 | 0 | 23.0 | 9 | -51.4 | 2,221 | |
| 19 |
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M.Andretti | 7 | -12 | 0 | 4.0 | 19 | -56.4 | 2,208 | |
| 20 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 12 | -8 | 0 | 20.0 | 11 | -43.6 | 2,139 | |
| 21 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 2 | -19 | 0 | 28.0 | 6 | -66.9 | 2,185 | |
| 22 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 5 | -17 | 0 | 21.0 | 10 | -41.3 | 2,078 | |
| 23 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 21 | -2 | 0 | 7.0 | 14 | -75.4 | 2,156 | |
| 24 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 11 | -13 | 0 | 5.0 | 18 | -51.1 | 2,054 | |
| 25 |
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P.Tambay | 8 | -17 | 0 | 25.0 | 7 | -102.0 | 2,188 | |
| 26 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 15 | -11 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | -39.1 | 1,959 | |
| 27 | Osella | J.Jarier | 27 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 20 | -35.3 | 1,914 | |
| 28 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | -26.1 | 1,840 | ||
| 29 | ATS | E.Salazar | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 23 | -72.6 | 1,983 | ||
| 30 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 26 | -83.3 | 1,989 |