Drivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 2 | 35 | - |
| 2 | 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | 30 | -5 |
| 3 | 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 24 | -11 |
| 4 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | - | 21 | -14 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 19 | -16 | |
| 6 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1 | 19 | -16 |
| 7 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 17 | -18 |
| 8 | 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | - | 13 | -22 |
| 9 | 1 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | - | 10 | -25 |
| 10 | 1 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | - | 10 | -25 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | - | 7 | -28 | |
| 12 | 3 | Derek Daly | Theodore | - | 7 | -28 |
| 13 | 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | - | 6 | -29 |
| 14 | 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | - | 6 | -29 |
| 15 | 1 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | - | 5 | -30 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | - | 4 | -31 | |
| 17 | 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | - | 4 | -31 |
| 18 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | - | 3 | -32 |
| 19 | 1 | Marc Surer | Arrows | - | 2 | -33 |
| 20 | 1 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | - | 2 | -33 |
| 21 | 1 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | - | 2 | -33 |
| 22 | 1 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | - | 1 | -34 |
| 23 | 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | - | 1 | -34 |
| 24 | 1 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | - | 1 | -34 |
