| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
A.Prost | 2 | +1 | +9 | 71.5 | 2 | +52.7 | 2,313 | |
| 2 |
|
N.Lauda | 11 | +9 | +6 | 72.0 | 1 | +17.2 | 2,446 | |
| 3 | Toleman | A.Senna | 3 | — | +4 | 13.0 | 9 | +106.6 | 2,083 | |
| 4 |
|
M.Alboreto | 8 | +4 | +3 | 30.5 | 4 | +36.1 | 2,274 | |
| 5 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 5 | — | +2 | 34.0 | 3 | +55.9 | 2,181 | |
| 6 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 1 | -5 | +1 | 29.0 | 5 | +32.5 | 2,225 | |
| 7 | Renault | P.Tambay | 7 | — | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | +29.1 | 2,206 | |
| 8 |
|
R.Patrese | 12 | +4 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | +19.4 | 2,207 | |
| 9 |
|
R.Arnoux | 17 | +8 | 0 | 27.0 | 6 | +5.9 | 2,222 | |
| 10 | Brabham | M.Winkelhock | 19 | +9 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +64.3 | 2,010 | |
| 11 | Toleman | S.Johansson | 10 | -1 | 0 | 3.0 | 17 | +34.7 | 2,075 | |
| 12 | Ligier | A.de Cesaris | 20 | +8 | 0 | 3.0 | 18 | +16.2 | 2,102 | |
| 13 | ATS | G.Berger | 23 | +10 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | +24.1 | 2,051 | |
| 14 |
|
J.Laffite | 15 | +1 | 0 | 5.0 | 14 | +30.0 | 2,002 | |
| 15 | Spirit | M.Baldi | 25 | +10 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -3.6 | 2,077 | |
| 16 | Osella | J.Gartner | 24 | +8 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | -13.4 | 2,078 | |
| 17 |
|
E.Cheever | 14 | -3 | 0 | 3.0 | 16 | -13.7 | 2,051 | |
| 18 | Osella | P.Ghinzani | 22 | +4 | 0 | 2.0 | 19 | +5.4 | 1,962 | |
| 19 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 6 | -13 | 0 | 13.0 | 10 | -49.9 | 2,103 | |
| 20 | Renault | D.Warwick | 9 | -11 | 0 | 23.0 | 7 | -49.4 | 2,073 | |
| 21 | Renault | P.Streiff | 13 | -8 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | -26.0 | 1,974 | |
| 22 |
|
K.Rosberg | 4 | -18 | 0 | 20.5 | 8 | -35.2 | 1,974 | |
| 23 | Ligier | F.Hesnault | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -64.7 | 2,034 | |
| 24 | Arrows | T.Boutsen | 18 | -6 | 0 | 5.0 | 15 | -83.7 | 2,063 | |
| 25 | RAM | J.Palmer | 26 | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -68.7 | 1,990 | |
| 26 | Arrows | M.Surer | 16 | -10 | 0 | 1.0 | 20 | -56.7 | 1,924 | |
| 27 | RAM | P.Alliot | 27 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -65.3 | 1,922 |