| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | A.Prost | 3 | +2 | +9 | 13.0 | 6 | +117.5 | 2,198 | |
| 2 |
|
J.Watson | 2 | — | +6 | 10.0 | 7 | +52.7 | 2,377 | |
| 3 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 4 | +1 | +4 | 26.0 | 2 | +59.7 | 2,320 | |
| 4 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 1 | -3 | +3 | 5.0 | 12 | +63.6 | 2,277 | |
| 5 |
|
D.Pironi | 14 | +9 | +2 | 7.0 | 10 | +42.5 | 2,315 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 8 | +2 | +1 | 8.0 | 9 | +36.1 | 2,304 | |
| 7 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 13 | +6 | 0 | 5.0 | 11 | +53.3 | 2,219 | |
| 8 |
|
M.Andretti | 10 | +2 | 0 | 3.0 | 15 | +36.8 | 2,241 | |
| 9 | Brabham | H.Rebaque | 15 | +6 | 0 | 3.0 | 16 | +53.2 | 2,160 | |
| 10 |
|
C.Reutemann | 7 | -3 | 0 | 37.0 | 1 | -40.9 | 2,494 | |
| 11 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 5 | -6 | 0 | 1.0 | 18 | +54.2 | 2,096 | |
| 12 | Theodore | M.Surer | 21 | +9 | 0 | 4.0 | 14 | -10.4 | 2,271 | |
| 13 | Tyrrell | E.Cheever | 19 | +6 | 0 | 5.0 | 13 | +3.0 | 2,197 | |
| 14 | Arrows | R.Patrese | 18 | +4 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | +12.9 | 2,136 | |
| 15 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | -19.4 | 2,207 | |
| 16 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 23 | +7 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | +10.9 | 2,082 | |
| 17 |
|
A.Jones | 9 | -8 | 0 | 24.0 | 3 | -78.1 | 2,363 | |
| 18 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 6 | -12 | 0 | 17.0 | 5 | -75.6 | 2,310 | |
| 19 | March | D.Daly | 20 | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | +23.5 | 1,937 | |
| 20 |
|
G.Villeneuve | 11 | -9 | 0 | 21.0 | 4 | -93.5 | 2,310 | |
| 21 | Ligier | P.Tambay | 16 | -5 | 0 | 1.0 | 17 | -49.9 | 2,122 | |
| 22 | Fittipaldi | K.Rosberg | 17 | -5 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | -39.9 | 2,062 | |
| 23 | Ensign | E.Salazar | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | -9.8 | 1,926 | |
| 24 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 24 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | -44.6 | 2,016 | |
| 25 | Arrows | S.Stohr | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -39.5 | 1,967 | ||
| 26 | Toleman | B.Henton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | -8.4 | 1,791 | ||
| 27 | ATS | S.Borgudd | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | -34.2 | 1,877 | ||
| 28 | Osella | B.Gabbiani | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | -43.6 | 1,879 | ||
| 29 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | -32.1 | 1,782 |