Drivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 20 | - | |
| 2 | 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 18 | -2 |
| 3 | 1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | - | 18 | -2 |
| 4 | 1 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | - | 10 | -10 |
| 5 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 | -11 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | - | 6 | -14 | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | - | 4 | -16 | |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | - | 3 | -17 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | - | 3 | -17 | |
| 10 | 1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | - | 3 | -17 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Renault | - | 2 | -18 | |
| 12 | 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | - | 2 | -18 |
| 13 | 3 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | - | 1 | -19 |
| 14 | 2 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | - | 1 | -19 |
