| 1 | Nelson Piquet (5) (Brabham/Ford) | BR | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 3 4 | 12 0 | 1* 9 | 1 9 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 3 4 | DNF
| 1 9 | 3 4 | 2 6 | 6 1 | 5 2 | 5 2 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann (2) (Williams/Ford) | RA | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 2 6 | 1 9 | 2 6 | 3 4 | 1* 9 | DNF
| 4 3 | 10 0 | 2 6 | DNF
| 5 2 | DNF
| 3* 4 | 10 (0) | 8 0 |
| 3 | Alan Jones (1) (Williams/Ford) | AUS | 2 | 6 | 5 | | 3 | 46 | 1* 9 | 2 6 | 4 3 | 12 0 | DNF
| 2* 6 | 7* 0 | 17 (0) | DNF
| 11* 0 | 4 3 | 3* 4 | 2 6 | DNF
| 1 9 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite (26) (Ligier/Matra) | F | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | DNF
| 6 1 | DNF
| DNF
| 2 6 | 3 4 | 2 6 | DNF
| 3 4 | 3 4 | 1* 9 | DNF
| DNF
| 1 9 | 6 1 |
| 5 | Alain Prost (15) (Renault) | F | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 43 | DNF
| DNF
| 3 4 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 1* 9 | DNF
| 2 6 | DNF
| 1 9 | 1 9 | DNF
| 2 6 |
| 6 | John Watson (7) (McLaren/Ford) | GB | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 27 | DNF
| 8 0 | DNF
| 10 0 | 7 0 | DNF
| 3 4 | 2 6 | 1 9 | 6 1 | 6 1 | DNF
| DNF
| 2* 6 | 7 0 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve (27) (Ferrari) | CDN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 7* 0 | 4 3 | 1 9 | 1 9 | DNF
| DNF
| 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 3 4 | DQ
|
| 8 | Elio de Angelis (11) (Lotus/Ford) | I | | | | | | 14 | DNF
| 5 2 | 6 1 | --
| 5 2 | DNF
| 5 2 | 6 1 | DQ
| 7 0 | 7 0 | 5 2 | 4 3 | 6 1 | DNF
|
| 9 | René Arnoux (16) (Renault) | F | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 0 | DNF
| 5 2 | 8 0 | DNQ
| DNF
| 9 0 | 4 3 | 9* 0 | 13 0 | 2 6 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
| 10 | Hector Rebaque (6) (Brabham/Ford) | MEX | | | | | | 11 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 4 3 | DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| 9 0 | 5 2 | 4 3 | DNF
| 4 3 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese (29) (Arrows/Ford) | I | | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 10 | DNF
| 3 4 | 7 0 | 2 6 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 14 0 | 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 11 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever (3) (Tyrrell/Ford) | USA | | | | | | 10 | 5 2 | NC
| DNF
| DNF
| 6 1 | 5 2 | NC
| 13 0 | 4 3 | 5 2 | DNQ
| DNF
| DNF
| 12 0 | DNF
|
| 13 | Didier Pironi (28) (Ferrari) | F | | | 1 | | | 9 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 5 2 | 8 0 | 4 3 | 15 0 | 5 2 | DNF
| DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| 5 2 | DNF
| 9* 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell (12) (Lotus/Ford) | GB | | 1 | | | | 8 | DNF
| 11 0 | DNF
| --
| 3 4 | DNF
| 6 1 | 7 0 | DNQ
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 4 3 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli (23) (Alfa Romeo) | I | | 1 | | | | 7 | DNF
| NC
| 10 0 | DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| 10 0 | 15 0 | DNF
| 15 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 8 0 | 4 3 | 3 4 |
| 16 | Marc Surer (14/33) (Ensign/Ford - Theodore/Ford) | CH | | | 1 | | | 4 | DNF
| 4* 3 | DNF
| 9 0 | 11 0 | 6 1 | --
| 12 0 | 11 0 | 14 0 | DNF
| 8 0 | DNQ
| 9 0 | DNF
|
| 17 | Mario Andretti (22) (Alfa Romeo) | USA | | | | | | 3 | 4 3 | DNF
| 8 0 | DNF
| 10 0 | DNF
| 8 0 | 8 0 | DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 7 0 | DNF
|
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris (8) (McLaren/Ford) | I | | | | | | 1 | DNF
| DNF
| 11 0 | 6 1 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 11 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 8 0 | DNS
| 7 0 | DNF
| 12 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay (33/25) (Theodore/Ford - Ligier/Matra) | F | | | | | | 1 | 6 1 | 10 0 | DNF
| 11 0 | DNQ
| 7 0 | 13 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
| 20 | Slim Borgudd (10/9) (ATS/Ford) | S | | | | | | 1 | --
| --
| --
| 13 0 | DNQ
| DNPQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| 6 1 | DNF
| DNF
| 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
|
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar (18/17/14) (March/Ford - Ensign/Ford) | RCH | | | | | | 1 | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNPQ
| 14 0 | DNF
| DNQ
| NC
| DNF
| 6 1 | DNF
| DNF
| NC
|
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (25/32) (Ligier/Matra - Osella/Ford) | F | | | | | | 0 | DNF
| 7 0 | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| 8 0 | 8 0 | 10 0 | DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| DNF
|
| 23 | Derek Daly (17/18) (March/Ford) | IRL | | | | | | 0 | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNPQ
| 16 0 | DNF
| 7 0 | DNF
| 11 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 8 0 | DNQ
|
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr (30) (Arrows/Ford) | I | | | | | | 0 | DNQ
| DNF
| 9 0 | DNQ
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| 12 0 | DNF
| 7 0 | DNQ
| --
| --
|
| 25 | Chico Serra (21) (Fittipaldi/Ford) | BR | | | | | | 0 | 7 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| DNQ
| 11 0 | DNS
| DNQ
| DNQ
| --
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
|
| 26 | Keke Rosberg (20) (Fittipaldi/Ford) | FIN | | | | | | 0 | DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| 12 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| --
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| 10 0 |
| 27 | Michele Alboreto (4) (Tyrrell/Ford) | I | | | | | | 0 | --
| --
| --
| DNF
| 12 0 | DNF
| DNQ
| 16 0 | DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| 11 0 | 13 0 |
| 28 | Brian Henton (35) (Toleman/Hart) | GB | | | | | | 0 | --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNPQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| 10 0 | DNQ
| DNQ
|
| 29 | Jan Lammers (9) (ATS/Ford) | NL | | | | | | 0 | DNF
| DNQ
| 12 0 | DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 30 | Ricardo Zunino (4) (Tyrrell/Ford) | RA | | | | | | 0 | --
| 13 0 | 13 0 | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (31/32) (Osella/Ford) | I | | | | | | 0 | --
| --
| --
| --
| 13 0 | DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 32 | Beppe Gabbiani (32/31) (Osella/Ford) | I | | | | | | 0 | DNF
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
|
| 33 | Jean Pierre Jabouille (25) (Ligier/Matra) | F | | | | | | 0 | --
| --
| DNQ
| NC
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 34 | Derek Warwick (36) (Toleman/Hart) | GB | | | | | | 0 | --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNPQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
|
| 35 | Miguel Angel Guerra (31) (Osella/Ford) | RA | | | | | | 0 | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
| 36 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. (30) (Arrows/Ford) | CDN | | | | | | 0 | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| DNQ
|
| 37 | Kevin Cogan (4) (Tyrrell/Ford) | USA | | | | | | 0 | DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
Ricardo Londono (14) (Ensign/Ford) | CO | | | | | | --
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
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Giorgio Francia (32) (Osella/Ford) | I | | | | | | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
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| legend |
| * | Driver has fastest lap in race. |
| DNF | Driver did not finish. |
| DNS | Driver did not start. |
| NC | Driver was not classified because of too much delay. |
| DNQ | Driver did not qualify for race. |
| DNPQ | Driver did not pre-qualify for qualify. |
| DQ | Driver was disqualified. |
| -- | Driver not in entry list. |