
| POS. | NO. | Driver | USA | BRA | ARG | ITA | BEL | MCO | ESP | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | Alan Jones Williams | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost Renault | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux Renault | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 14 | Marc Surer Ensign / Theodore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar March / Osella / Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | Patrick Tambay Theodore / Ligier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | Slim Borgudd ATS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | Derek Daly March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | Jan Lammers ATS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | Ricardo Londoño Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |