
| POS. | NO. | Driver | BRA | USA | FRA | ITA | MCO | BEL | USA | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost Renault | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | 28 | René Arnoux Ferrari | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 27 | Patrick Tambay Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Eddie Cheever Renault | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson McLaren | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Niki Lauda McLaren | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | Jacques Laffite Williams | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 29 | Marc Surer Arrows | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | Danny Sullivan Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto Theodore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | Alan Jones Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | Chico Serra Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | Corrado Fabi Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | Jonathan Palmer Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | Raul Boesel Ligier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | Stefan Johansson Spirit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |