| 1 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | USA |  | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79
Lotus 80 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | RA |  | Lotus 79 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | F |  | Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | F | | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | |
| 4 | Geoffrey Lees | GB |  |
| 4,33 | Derek Patrick Daly | IRL |  |
| 5 | Andreas Nikolaus Lauda | A |  | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT48
Brabham BT49 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 5 | Ricardo Héctor Zunino | RA | | Brabham BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
| 6 | Nélson Piquet Souto Maior | BR |  | Brabham BT48
Brabham BT49 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
| 7 | John Marshall Watson | GB | | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28
McLaren M28B
McLaren M28C
McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | F | | McLaren M26
McLaren M28
McLaren M28B
McLaren M28C
McLaren M29 |
| 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | D |  | ATS Wheels | ATS D2
ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 11 | Jody David Scheckter | ZA |  | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3
Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 3.0 B12 | Michelin |
| 12 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | CDN |  | Ferrari 312T3
Ferrari 312T4
Ferrari 312T4B |
| 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | BR | | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A
Fittipaldi F5
Fittipaldi F6A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | BR | | Fittipaldi F6A |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | F | | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01
Renault RS10 | Renault 1.5 V6T | Michelin |
| 16 | René Alexandre Arnoux | F | |
| 17 | Johannes Lammers | NL |  | Samson Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | I |  | Interscope Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 20 | James Simon Wallis Hunt | GB | | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 20 | Keijo Erik Rosberg | FIN |  |
| 22 | Derek Patrick Daly | IRL | | Team Ensign | Ensign N177
Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 22 | Patrick Gaillard | F | | Ensign N179 |
| 22 | Marc Surer | CH |  |
| 24 | Arturo Francesco Merzario | I | | Team Merzario | Merzario A1B
Merzario A2
Merzario A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 24 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | I | | Merzario A2 |
| 25 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | F | | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 25 | Jacques-Bernard Ickx | B |  |
| 26 | Jacques Henri Sabin Laffite | F | |
| 27 | Alan Stanley Jones | AUS |  | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06
Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 28 | Gian-Claudio Giuseppe Regazzoni | CH | |
| 29 | Riccardo Patrese | I | | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1B
Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Joachim Mass | D | |
| 31 | Hector Alonso Rebaque | MEX |  | Team Rebaque | Lotus 79
Rebaque HR100 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | I | | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo 177
Alfa Romeo 179 | Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12
Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 | Goodyear |
| 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | I | |
| 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | I | | Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Kauhsen WK | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
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