| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
A.Jones | 2 | +1 | +9 | 46.0 | 3 | +60.6 | 2,397 | |
| 2 | Renault | A.Prost | 5 | +3 | +6 | 43.0 | 5 | +54.8 | 2,385 | |
| 3 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 8 | +5 | +4 | 7.0 | 15 | +60.6 | 2,335 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 9 | +5 | +3 | 8.0 | 14 | +97.5 | 2,192 | |
| 5 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 4 | -1 | +2 | 50.0 | 1 | +10.4 | 2,457 | |
| 6 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 12 | +6 | +1 | 44.0 | 4 | +19.7 | 2,381 | |
| 7 |
|
J.Watson | 6 | -1 | 0 | 27.0 | 6 | +5.0 | 2,404 | |
| 8 |
|
C.Reutemann | 1 | -7 | 0 | 49.0 | 2 | +1.2 | 2,383 | |
| 9 |
|
D.Pironi | 18 | +9 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | +39.8 | 2,224 | |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | K.Rosberg | 20 | +10 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | +92.5 | 2,010 | |
| 11 | Arrows | R.Patrese | 11 | — | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | +49.3 | 2,136 | |
| 12 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 14 | +2 | 0 | 1.0 | 18 | +23.8 | 2,186 | |
| 13 | Tyrrell | M.Alboreto | 17 | +4 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | +21.5 | 2,164 | |
| 14 | Ensign | E.Salazar | 24 | +10 | 0 | 1.0 | 21 | +32.0 | 2,101 | |
| 15 | Toleman | D.Warwick | 22 | +7 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | +86.8 | 1,792 | |
| 16 |
|
M.Andretti | 10 | -6 | 0 | 3.0 | 17 | -39.4 | 2,266 | |
| 17 |
|
G.Villeneuve | 3 | -14 | 0 | 25.0 | 7 | -15.8 | 2,162 | |
| 18 | Brabham | H.Rebaque | 16 | -2 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | -24.1 | 2,159 | |
| 19 | Theodore | M.Surer | 23 | +4 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | -31.9 | 2,154 | |
| 20 | Tyrrell | E.Cheever | 19 | -1 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | -38.1 | 2,144 | |
| 21 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 13 | -8 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | -40.0 | 2,121 | |
| 22 | Ligier | P.Tambay | 7 | -15 | 0 | 1.0 | 19 | -21.8 | 2,033 | |
| 23 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 15 | -8 | 0 | 14.0 | 8 | -111.2 | 2,298 | |
| 24 | Osella | J.Jarier | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | -83.2 | 2,166 | |
| 25 | ATS | S.Borgudd | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 20 | -54.8 | 2,050 | ||
| 26 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -7.4 | 1,824 | ||
| 27 | March | D.Daly | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -88.1 | 2,094 | ||
| 28 | Arrows | J.Villeneuve Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | -41.6 | 1,906 | ||
| 29 | Toleman | B.Henton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | -33.9 | 1,830 | ||
| 30 | Osella | B.Gabbiani | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | -24.3 | 1,719 |