Drivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | 39 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 35 | -4 |
| 3 | 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 30 | -9 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 26 | -13 | |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | - | 19 | -20 | |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | - | 9 | -30 | |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | - | 8 | -31 | |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | - | 6 | -33 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | - | 4 | -35 | |
| 10 | 6 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | - | 4 | -35 |
| 11 | 1 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | - | 4 | -35 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | - | 4 | -35 | |
| 13 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | - | 3 | -36 |
| 14 | 1 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | - | 2 | -37 |
| 15 | 1 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | - | 2 | -37 |
| 16 | 1 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | - | 2 | -37 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | - | 1 | -38 | |
| 18 | 1 | René Arnoux | Ligier | - | 1 | -38 |
| 19 | 1 | Ivan Capelli | March | - | 1 | -38 |
