
| POS. | NO. | Driver | BRA | ZAF | BEL | ITA | FRA | MCO | CAN | USA | USA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | PRT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda McLaren | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost McLaren | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 28 | René Arnoux Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | Derek Warwick Renault | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg Williams | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Ayrton Senna Toleman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | Patrick Tambay Renault | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | Teo Fabi Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Jacques Laffite Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris Ligier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | Stefan Johansson Tyrrell / Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | Marc Surer Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | Corrado Fabi Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | François Hesnault Ligier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 21 | Huub Rothengatter Spirit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | Jo Gartner Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock ATS / Brabham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 3 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | Mauro Baldi Spirit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | Mike Thackwell RAM / Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 33 | Philippe Streiff Renault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | Stefan Bellof Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |