| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 4 | +3 | +9 | 55.0 | 2 | +50.6 | 2,376 | |
| 2 | Renault | A.Prost | 8 | +6 | +6 | 57.0 | 1 | +48.1 | 2,351 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 3 | — | +4 | 10.0 | 11 | +71.9 | 2,247 | |
| 4 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 14 | +10 | +3 | 9.0 | 12 | +102.8 | 2,134 | |
| 5 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 11 | +6 | +2 | 6.0 | 13 | +56.4 | 2,235 | |
| 6 | Toleman | B.Giacomelli | 12 | +6 | +1 | 1.0 | 19 | +63.6 | 2,188 | |
| 7 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 2 | -5 | 0 | 4.0 | 14 | +69.8 | 2,143 | |
| 8 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 9 | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +70.9 | 2,113 | |
| 9 |
|
R.Arnoux | 5 | -4 | 0 | 49.0 | 3 | -29.9 | 2,423 | |
| 10 | Renault | E.Cheever | 7 | -3 | 0 | 21.0 | 7 | +7.7 | 2,235 | |
| 11 | Arrows | T.Boutsen | 18 | +7 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | +22.4 | 2,165 | |
| 12 | Theodore | R.Guerrero | 21 | +9 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | +35.7 | 2,101 | |
| 13 |
|
J.Palmer | 25 | +12 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | +45.2 | 2,045 | |
| 14 | Spirit | S.Johansson | 19 | +5 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | +33.0 | 2,053 | |
| 15 | Ligier | R.Boesel | 23 | +8 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | +32.2 | 2,026 | |
| 16 |
|
P.Tambay | 6 | -10 | 0 | 40.0 | 4 | -55.1 | 2,255 | |
| 17 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 26 | +9 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | -16.3 | 2,108 | |
| 18 | Osella | P.Ghinzani | 24 | +6 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | +32.5 | 1,928 | |
| 19 | Arrows | M.Surer | 17 | -2 | 0 | 4.0 | 15 | -45.1 | 2,133 | |
| 20 |
|
K.Rosberg | 16 | -4 | 0 | 25.0 | 5 | -78.2 | 2,205 | |
| 21 |
|
M.Baldi | 15 | -6 | 0 | 3.0 | 16 | -40.5 | 2,066 | |
| 22 |
|
J.Watson | 10 | -12 | 0 | 22.0 | 6 | -81.5 | 2,154 | |
| 23 | Tyrrell | D.Sullivan | 20 | -3 | 0 | 2.0 | 17 | -39.5 | 2,008 | |
| 24 |
|
N.Lauda | 13 | -11 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | -57.7 | 2,031 | |
| 25 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 1 | -24 | 0 | 2.0 | 18 | -49.1 | 1,980 | |
| 26 | Ligier | J.Jarier | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | -82.2 | 2,044 | |
| 27 | RAM | K.Acheson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | -11.6 | 1,758 | ||
| 28 | Osella | C.Fabi | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -73.0 | 1,964 | ||
| 29 |
|
J.Laffite | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | -83.0 | 1,965 |