| Rang | Pilot | Team | Starts | Siege | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 73 / 76 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 16 | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | 2 | 40 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 16 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 16 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell / Toleman / Ferrari | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier / Tyrrell | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | John Watson | Toleman / McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella / Toleman | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Francois Hesnault | Brabham / Renault | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Alan Jones | Haas Lola | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kenneth Acheson | RAM | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 3 | 0 | 0 |