Drivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 42 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 2 | 39 | -3 |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 31 | -11 |
| 4 | 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | 30 | -12 |
| 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 30 | -12 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 23 | -19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1 | 21 | -21 |
| 8 | 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 20 | -22 |
| 9 | 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 19 | -23 |
| 10 | 1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 19 | -23 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | - | 14 | -28 | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | - | 10 | -32 | |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | - | 7 | -35 | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Theodore | - | 7 | -35 | |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | - | 6 | -36 | |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | - | 6 | -36 | |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | - | 5 | -37 | |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | - | 5 | -37 | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | - | 3 | -39 | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows | - | 3 | -39 | |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | - | 2 | -40 | |
| 22 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | - | 2 | -40 | |
| 23 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | - | 2 | -40 | |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | - | 2 | -40 | |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | - | 1 | -41 |
