René Arnoux

Renault

2

1

Alain Prost

Renault

Alan Jones

Williams/Ford

4

3

Carlos Reutemann

Williams/Ford

Nelson Piquet

Brabham/Ford

6

5

Didier Pironi

Ferrari

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

8

7

Jacques Laffite

Ligier/Matra

Andrea de Cesaris

McLaren/Ford

10

9

John Watson

McLaren/Ford

Mario Andretti

Alfa Romeo

12

11

Patrick Tambay

Ligier/Matra

Elio De Angelis

Lotus/Ford

14

13

Riccardo Patrese

Arrows/Ford

Hector Rebaque

Brabham/Ford

16

15

Nigel Mansell

Lotus/Ford

Eddie Cheever

Tyrrell/Ford

18

17

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Osella/Ford

Slim Borgudd

ATS/Ford

20

19

Bruno Giacomelli

Alfa Romeo

Marc Surer

Theodore/Ford

22

21

Derek Daly

March/Ford

Siegfried Stohr

Arrows/Ford

24

23

Eliseo Salazar

Ensign/Ford