
| POS. | NO. | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USA | MCO | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | USA | CAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Niki Lauda Brabham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | John Watson Brabham | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | James Hunt McLaren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | Derek Daly Hesketh / Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 25 | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | Bobby Rahal Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | Brett Lunger McLaren / Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | Danny Ongais Ensign / Shadow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | Eddie Cheever Theodore / Hesketh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | Harald Ertl Ensign / ATS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | Jacky Ickx Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS / Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | Jochen Mass ATS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | Keke Rosberg Theodore / ATS / Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | Lamberto Leoni Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 22 | Nelson Piquet Ensign / McLaren / Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | René Arnoux Martini / Surtees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |