| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
K.Rosberg | 8 | +7 | +9 | 42.0 | 1 | +36.2 | 2,433 | |
| 2 | Renault | A.Prost | 1 | -1 | +6 | 31.0 | 3 | +58.9 | 2,307 | |
| 3 |
|
N.Lauda | 4 | +1 | +4 | 30.0 | 5 | +33.5 | 2,370 | |
| 4 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 6 | +2 | +3 | 20.0 | 8 | +61.5 | 2,241 | |
| 5 | Brabham | R.Patrese | 3 | -2 | +2 | 21.0 | 7 | +76.6 | 2,166 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 15 | +9 | +1 | 23.0 | 6 | +24.8 | 2,304 | |
| 7 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 12 | +5 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | +33.3 | 2,245 | |
| 8 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 26 | +18 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | +41.7 | 2,190 | |
| 9 |
|
D.Daly | 7 | -2 | 0 | 7.0 | 14 | +23.9 | 2,218 | |
| 10 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 5 | -5 | 0 | 5.0 | 18 | +54.4 | 2,094 | |
| 11 | Tyrrell | B.Henton | 18 | +7 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +3.3 | 2,227 | |
| 12 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 9 | -3 | 0 | 2.0 | 21 | +17.4 | 2,154 | |
| 13 |
|
J.Watson | 11 | -2 | 0 | 30.0 | 4 | -15.7 | 2,231 | |
| 14 | ATS | E.Salazar | 25 | +11 | 0 | 2.0 | 22 | +52.3 | 1,977 | |
| 15 | Arrows | M.Surer | 14 | -1 | 0 | 3.0 | 20 | -31.4 | 2,225 | |
| 16 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 2 | -14 | 0 | 19.0 | 9 | -22.0 | 2,165 | |
| 17 | Ligier | E.Cheever | 16 | -1 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | -7.4 | 2,091 | |
| 18 | ATS | M.Winkelhock | 20 | +2 | 0 | 2.0 | 23 | +8.9 | 2,010 | |
| 19 | Osella | J.Jarier | 17 | -2 | 0 | 3.0 | 19 | +22.0 | 1,927 | |
| 20 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 13 | -7 | 0 | 5.0 | 17 | -54.8 | 2,155 | |
| 21 | Toleman | T.Fabi | 23 | +2 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | +20.3 | 1,857 | |
| 22 | March | R.Boesel | 24 | +2 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | +2.4 | 1,903 | |
| 23 | March | R.Keegan | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | -16.5 | 1,945 | |
| 24 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | -34.0 | 1,976 | |
| 25 | Ensign | R.Guerrero | 19 | -6 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -31.8 | 1,938 | |
| 26 |
|
P.Tambay | 10 | -16 | 0 | 19.0 | 10 | -125.3 | 2,223 | |
| 27 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 25 | -72.9 | 2,016 | ||
| 28 | Theodore | T.Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | -60.9 | 1,948 | ||
| 29 | Arrows | M.Baldi | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 24 | -98.7 | 2,040 |