| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | A.Prost | 1 | — | +9 | 28.0 | 5 | +89.3 | 2,302 | |
| 2 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 3 | +1 | +6 | 45.0 | 1 | +43.2 | 2,428 | |
| 3 |
|
A.Jones | 4 | +1 | +4 | 31.0 | 4 | +47.7 | 2,377 | |
| 4 | Brabham | H.Rebaque | 15 | +11 | +3 | 11.0 | 9 | +61.0 | 2,302 | |
| 5 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 9 | +4 | +2 | 10.0 | 12 | +32.9 | 2,365 | |
| 6 | Ensign | E.Salazar | 24 | +18 | +1 | 1.0 | 20 | +106.7 | 2,096 | |
| 7 | Arrows | S.Stohr | 21 | +14 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | +92.1 | 2,115 | |
| 8 | Theodore | M.Surer | 20 | +12 | 0 | 4.0 | 15 | +50.9 | 2,216 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 25 | +16 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +81.1 | 2,090 | |
| 10 | ATS | S.Borgudd | 23 | +13 | 0 | 1.0 | 19 | +59.0 | 2,133 | |
| 11 |
|
M.Andretti | 7 | -4 | 0 | 3.0 | 16 | +5.6 | 2,270 | |
| 12 |
|
J.Watson | 8 | -4 | 0 | 21.0 | 7 | -38.1 | 2,401 | |
| 13 | Tyrrell | E.Cheever | 22 | +9 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | +5.8 | 2,210 | |
| 14 | Osella | J.Jarier | 18 | +4 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | -27.9 | 2,288 | |
| 15 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 2 | -13 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | -41.1 | 2,303 | |
| 16 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -2.6 | 2,149 | |
| 17 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 6 | -11 | 0 | 34.0 | 3 | -75.6 | 2,374 | |
| 18 |
|
C.Reutemann | 5 | -13 | 0 | 45.0 | 2 | -80.6 | 2,357 | |
| 19 | Arrows | R.Patrese | 10 | -9 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | -25.7 | 2,132 | |
| 20 | March | D.Daly | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -16.5 | 2,075 | |
| 21 |
|
D.Pironi | 12 | -9 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | -54.3 | 2,162 | |
| 22 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 17 | -5 | 0 | 5.0 | 14 | -20.6 | 2,028 | |
| 23 | Ligier | P.Tambay | 11 | -12 | 0 | 1.0 | 17 | -32.8 | 2,037 | |
| 24 |
|
G.Villeneuve | 16 | -8 | 0 | 21.0 | 6 | -65.5 | 2,109 | |
| 25 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 18 | -57.3 | 2,055 | ||
| 26 | Toleman | B.Henton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | +1.6 | 1,772 | ||
| 27 | Fittipaldi | K.Rosberg | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -56.2 | 1,992 | ||
| 28 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | -36.1 | 1,883 | ||
| 29 | Osella | B.Gabbiani | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | -22.5 | 1,768 | ||
| 30 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | -23.5 | 1,719 |