
| POS. | NO. | Driver | ZAF | BRA | USA | ITA | BEL | MCO | USA | CAN | NLD | GBR | FRA | DEU | AUT | FRA | ITA | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Keke Rosberg Williams | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 28 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson McLaren | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 15 | Alain Prost Renault | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Niki Lauda McLaren | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux Renault | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 27 | Patrick Tambay Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | Eddie Cheever Ligier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 33 | Derek Daly Theodore / Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | Mario Andretti Williams / Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | Marc Surer Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 30 | Mauro Baldi Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | Brian Henton Arrows / Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | Geoff Lees Theodore / Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | Jan Lammers Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | Jochen Mass March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | Raul Boesel March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | Riccardo Paletti Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | Rupert Keegan March | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | Slim Borgudd Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | Teo Fabi Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | Tommy Byrne Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |