| Sija | Kuljettaja | Kansallisuus | Auto | R. | Pisteet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nelson Piquet | Brasilia | Brabham-Ford | M, G | 50 |
| 2. | Carlos Reutemann | Argentiina | Williams-Ford | M, G | 49 |
| 3. | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams-Ford | M, G | 46 |
| 4. | Jacques Laffite | Ranska | Ligier-Matra | M | 44 |
| 5. | Alain Prost | Ranska | Renault | M | 43 |
| 6. | John Watson | Britannia | McLaren-Ford | M | 27 |
| 7. | Gilles Villeneuve | Kanada | Ferrari | M | 25 |
| 8. | Elio de Angelis | Italia | Lotus-Ford | M, G | 14 |
| 9. | René Arnoux | Ranska | Renault | M | 11 |
| 10. | Héctor Rebaque | Meksiko | Brabham-Ford | M, G | 11 |
| 11. | Riccardo Patrese | Italia | Arrows-Ford | M, P | 10 |
| 12. | Eddie Cheever | Yhdysvallat | Tyrrell-Ford | M, A, G | 10 |
| 13. | Didier Pironi | Ranska | Ferrari | M | 9 |
| 14. | Nigel Mansell | Britannia | Lotus-Ford | M, G | 8 |
| 15. | Bruno Giacomelli | Italia | Alfa Romeo | M | 7 |
| 16. | Marc Surer | Sveitsi | Ensign-Ford, Theodore-Ford | M, A | 4 |
| 17. | Mario Andretti | Yhdysvallat | Alfa Romeo | M | 3 |
| 18. | Andrea de Cesaris | Italia | McLaren-Ford | M | 1 |
| 19. | Patrick Tambay | Ranska | Theodore-Ford, Ligier-Matra | M | 1 |
| 20. | Slim Borgudd | Ruotsi | ATS-Ford | M, A | 1 |
| 21. | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | March-Ford, Ensign-Ford | M, A | 1 |