| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 5 | +4 | +9 | 45.0 | 2 | +39.0 | 2,489 | |
| 2 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 1 | -1 | +6 | 29.0 | 5 | +74.7 | 2,330 | |
| 3 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 6 | +3 | +4 | 32.0 | 4 | +37.9 | 2,414 | |
| 4 |
|
C.Reutemann | 3 | -1 | +3 | 33.0 | 3 | +15.0 | 2,469 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell | J.Jarier | 17 | +12 | +2 | 6.0 | 11 | +81.0 | 2,228 | |
| 6 |
|
A.Prost | 18 | +12 | +1 | 5.0 | 13 | +51.5 | 2,277 | |
| 7 |
|
G.Villeneuve | 7 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | +22.8 | 2,329 | |
| 8 | Team Lotus | M.Andretti | 10 | +2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | +71.4 | 2,169 | |
| 9 |
|
J.Scheckter | 12 | +3 | 0 | 2.0 | 19 | +26.1 | 2,259 | |
| 10 | ATS | M.Surer | 20 | +10 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | +43.0 | 2,187 | |
| 11 |
|
A.Jones | 4 | -7 | 0 | 47.0 | 1 | -44.1 | 2,438 | |
| 12 | Tyrrell | D.Daly | 23 | +11 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | +18.8 | 2,193 | |
| 13 |
|
B.Giacomelli | 8 | -5 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | +25.0 | 2,149 | |
| 14 | Osella | E.Cheever | 19 | +5 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | +70.5 | 1,980 | |
| 15 | Arrows | R.Patrese | 14 | -1 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | -28.4 | 2,234 | |
| 16 | Renault | J.Jabouille | 2 | -14 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | -4.6 | 2,142 | |
| 17 |
|
V.Brambilla | 22 | +5 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | +2.8 | 2,095 | |
| 18 |
|
G.Lees | 24 | +6 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | +39.8 | 1,948 | |
| 19 |
|
J.Watson | 9 | -10 | 0 | 3.0 | 18 | -34.3 | 2,136 | |
| 20 | Fittipaldi | E.Fittipaldi | 21 | +1 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | -46.8 | 2,140 | |
| 21 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 16 | -5 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -8.1 | 2,008 | |
| 22 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 11 | -11 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | -55.4 | 2,106 | |
| 23 | Ligier | D.Pironi | 15 | -8 | 0 | 23.0 | 6 | -67.8 | 2,111 | |
| 24 | Brabham | H.Rebaque | 13 | -11 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -51.4 | 2,040 | |
| 25 |
|
R.Keegan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -30.5 | 1,950 | ||
| 26 | Ensign | J.Lammers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | -30.4 | 1,915 | ||
| 27 | Tyrrell | M.Thackwell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | -50.9 | 1,949 | ||
| 28 | Fittipaldi | K.Rosberg | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 14 | -62.5 | 1,953 | ||
| 29 | Arrows | J.Mass | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 15 | -103.8 | 2,036 |