Drivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 | - | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 36 | -18 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 31 | -23 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 31 | -23 | |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 26 | -28 | |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | - | 16 | -38 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | - | 14 | -40 |
| 8 | 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | - | 14 | -40 |
| 9 | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | - | 10 | -44 |
| 10 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | - | 8 | -46 |
| 11 | 2 | James Hunt | McLaren | - | 8 | -46 |
| 12 | 2 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | - | 7 | -47 |
| 13 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | - | 5 | -49 |
| 14 | 1 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | - | 5 | -49 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | - | 4 | -50 | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | - | 3 | -51 | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | - | 2 | -52 | |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | - | 1 | -53 |
