| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 1 | — | +9 | 13.0 | 8 | +120.9 | 2,140 | |
| 2 | Renault | A.Prost | 2 | — | +6 | 25.0 | 3 | +65.9 | 2,291 | |
| 3 |
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D.Pironi | 3 | — | +4 | 39.0 | 1 | +26.9 | 2,407 | |
| 4 |
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P.Tambay | 5 | +1 | +3 | 7.0 | 13 | +59.5 | 2,254 | |
| 5 |
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K.Rosberg | 10 | +5 | +2 | 23.0 | 5 | +29.8 | 2,326 | |
| 6 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 15 | +9 | +1 | 11.0 | 10 | +40.6 | 2,257 | |
| 7 |
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D.Daly | 11 | +4 | 0 | 7.0 | 14 | +9.9 | 2,336 | |
| 8 |
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N.Lauda | 9 | +1 | 0 | 24.0 | 4 | +7.7 | 2,312 | |
| 9 |
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B.Giacomelli | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +35.9 | 2,186 | |
| 10 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 23 | +13 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | +33.1 | 2,167 | |
| 11 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 18 | +7 | 0 | 2.0 | 21 | +62.5 | 2,037 | |
| 12 | Team Lotus | G.Lees | 24 | +12 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | +79.8 | 1,924 | |
| 13 | Arrows | M.Surer | 20 | +7 | 0 | 2.0 | 19 | -18.0 | 2,247 | |
| 14 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 16 | +2 | 0 | 1.0 | 23 | +13.9 | 2,114 | |
| 15 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | +53.6 | 1,933 | |
| 16 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 19 | +3 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | -13.0 | 2,143 | |
| 17 |
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A.de Cesaris | 7 | -10 | 0 | 5.0 | 17 | -24.1 | 2,150 | |
| 18 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 6 | -12 | 0 | 17.0 | 7 | -45.4 | 2,190 | |
| 19 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 13 | -6 | 0 | 13.0 | 9 | -67.2 | 2,237 | |
| 20 |
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J.Watson | 12 | -8 | 0 | 30.0 | 2 | -76.3 | 2,239 | |
| 21 | March | J.Mass | 26 | +5 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -59.3 | 2,149 | |
| 22 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 25 | +3 | 0 | 1.0 | 22 | -57.8 | 2,115 | |
| 23 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 4 | -19 | 0 | 19.0 | 6 | -61.0 | 2,097 | |
| 24 | ATS | E.Salazar | 22 | -2 | 0 | 2.0 | 20 | -32.4 | 1,972 | |
| 25 | Osella | J.Jarier | 17 | -8 | 0 | 3.0 | 18 | -43.8 | 1,982 | |
| 26 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | -17.7 | 1,840 | |
| 27 | Theodore | J.Lammers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | -29.5 | 1,858 | ||
| 28 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | -41.2 | 1,873 | ||
| 29 | March | R.Boesel | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | -53.2 | 1,888 |