Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

2

1

Nelson Piquet

Brabham/Ford

Carlos Reutemann

Williams/Ford

4

3

Nigel Mansell

Lotus/Ford

Elio De Angelis

Lotus/Ford

6

5

Riccardo Patrese

Arrows/Ford

Jacques Laffite

Ligier/Matra

8

7

Alan Jones

Williams/Ford

John Watson

McLaren/Ford

10

9

Alain Prost

Renault

Mario Andretti

Alfa Romeo

12

11

Andrea de Cesaris

McLaren/Ford

Siegfried Stohr

Arrows/Ford

14

13

René Arnoux

Renault

Patrick Tambay

Theodore/Ford

16

15

Eddie Cheever

Tyrrell/Ford

Bruno Giacomelli

Alfa Romeo

18

17

Didier Pironi

Ferrari

Michele Alboreto

Tyrrell/Ford

20

19

Marc Surer

Ensign/Ford