| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
D.Pironi | 4 | +3 | +9 | 29.0 | 2 | +59.3 | 2,338 | |
| 2 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 3 | +1 | +6 | 17.0 | 6 | +62.0 | 2,299 | |
| 3 |
|
K.Rosberg | 7 | +4 | +4 | 21.0 | 3 | +44.0 | 2,333 | |
| 4 |
|
N.Lauda | 5 | +1 | +3 | 15.0 | 7 | +65.6 | 2,232 | |
| 5 |
|
D.Daly | 12 | +7 | +2 | 5.0 | 15 | +37.7 | 2,295 | |
| 6 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 16 | +10 | +1 | 1.0 | 21 | +81.4 | 2,128 | |
| 7 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 14 | +7 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | +37.0 | 2,240 | |
| 8 |
|
P.Tambay | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | +71.7 | 2,104 | |
| 9 |
|
J.Watson | 11 | +2 | 0 | 30.0 | 1 | -24.6 | 2,430 | |
| 10 | Arrows | M.Surer | 17 | +7 | 0 | 2.0 | 18 | -1.7 | 2,286 | |
| 11 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | +52.9 | 2,082 | |
| 12 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 18 | +6 | 0 | 2.0 | 20 | +60.7 | 2,026 | |
| 13 | ATS | E.Salazar | 25 | +12 | 0 | 2.0 | 19 | +35.1 | 2,083 | |
| 14 | Osella | J.Jarier | 23 | +9 | 0 | 3.0 | 17 | +39.5 | 2,041 | |
| 15 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 10 | -5 | 0 | 19.0 | 4 | -31.4 | 2,241 | |
| 16 | March | J.Mass | 24 | +8 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | -23.2 | 2,184 | |
| 17 | Theodore | J.Lammers | 26 | +9 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | +45.6 | 1,924 | |
| 18 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 15 | -3 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | -60.8 | 2,258 | |
| 19 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 9 | -10 | 0 | 5.0 | 14 | -37.8 | 2,148 | |
| 20 | Renault | A.Prost | 2 | -18 | 0 | 18.0 | 5 | -53.6 | 2,172 | |
| 21 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 1 | -20 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | -29.2 | 2,067 | |
| 22 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -38.1 | 2,068 | |
| 23 | March | R.Boesel | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | -28.0 | 2,009 | |
| 24 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 19 | -5 | 0 | 1.0 | 23 | -14.5 | 1,934 | |
| 25 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 13 | -12 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | +2.9 | 1,824 | |
| 26 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 21 | -5 | 0 | 1.0 | 22 | -81.4 | 2,095 | |
| 27 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | -28.0 | 1,890 | ||
| 28 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -31.2 | 1,871 | ||
| 29 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | -118.9 | 2,133 | ||
| 30 | Team Lotus | R.Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | -65.4 | 1,935 | ||
| 31 | March | E.de Villota | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | -27.9 | 1,735 |