1 | Alan Jones (27) (Williams/Ford) | AUS | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 671 | 1* 9 | 3 4 | DNF
| DNF
| 2 6 | DNF
| 1* 9 | 1 9 | 3* (4) | 2 6 | 11 (0) | 2* 6 | 1 9 | 1* 9 |
2 | Nelson Piquet (5) (Brabham/Ford) | BR | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 541 [13|13] | 2 6 | DNF
| 4 3 | 1* 9 | DNF
| 3 4 | 4 3 | 2 6 | 4 3 | 5 2 | 1 9 | 1 9 | DNF
| DNF
|
3 | Carlos Reutemann (28) (Williams/Ford) | RA | 1 | 8 | 1 | | 1 | 421 [25|12] | DNF
| DNF
| 5 2 | DNF
| 3 4 | 1* 9 | 6 1 | 3 4 | 2 6 | 3 4 | 4 (3) | 3 (4) | 2 6 | 2 6 |
4 | Jacques Laffite (26) (Ligier/Ford) | F | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 341 [33|8] | DNF
| DNF
| 2 6 | DNF
| 11* 0 | 2 6 | 3 4 | DNF
| 1 9 | 4 3 | 3 4 | 9 (0) | 8 0 | 5 2 |
5 | Didier Pironi (25) (Ligier/Ford) | F | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 321 [35|2] | DNF
| 4 3 | 3 4 | 6 1 | 1 9 | DNF
| 2 6 | DNF * | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 6 1 | 3* 4 | 3 4 |
6 | René Arnoux (16) (Renault) | F | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 291 [38|3] | DNF
| 1* 9 | 1* 9 | 9 0 | 4 3 | DNF
| 5 2 | NC
| DNF
| 9* 0 | 2* 6 | 10 0 | DNF
| 7 0 |
7 | Elio de Angelis (12) (Lotus/Ford) | I | | 1 | | | | 132 [54|16] | DNF
| 2 6 | DNF
| DNF
| 10 0 | 9 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 16 0 | 6 1 | DNF
| 4 3 | 10 0 | 4 3 |
8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (15) (Renault) | F | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 6 | 91 [58|4] | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 1 9 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| --
|
9 | Riccardo Patrese (29) (Arrows/Ford) | I | | 1 | | | | 72 [60|2] | DNF
| 6 1 | DNF
| 2 6 | DNF
| 8 0 | 9 0 | 9 0 | 9 0 | 14 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
10 | Keke Rosberg (21) (Fittipaldi/Ford) | FIN | | 1 | | | | 63 [61|1] | 3 4 | 9 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 7 0 | DNQ
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| 16 0 | DNQ
| 5 2 | 9 0 | 10 0 |
11 | John Watson (7) (McLaren/Ford) | GB | | | | | | 64 [61|0] | DNF
| 11 0 | 11 0 | 4 3 | NC
| DNQ
| 7 0 | 8 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 4 3 | NC
|
12 | Derek Daly (4) (Tyrrell/Ford) | IRL | | | | | | 64 [61|0] | 4 3 | 14 0 | DNF
| 8 0 | 9 0 | DNF
| 11 0 | 4 3 | 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (3) (Tyrrell/Ford) | F | | | | | | 65 [61|0] | DNF
| 12 0 | 7 0 | DNF
| 5 2 | DNF
| 14 0 | 5 2 | 15 0 | DNF
| 5 2 | 13 0 | 7 0 | NC
|
14 | Gilles Villeneuve (2) (Ferrari) | CDN | | | | | | 65 [61|0] | DNF
| 16 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 6 1 | 5 2 | 8 0 | DNF
| 6 1 | 8 0 | 7 0 | DNF
| 5 2 | DNF
|
15 | Emerson Fittipaldi (20) (Fittipaldi/Ford) | BR | | 1 | | | | 53 [62|1] | NC
| 15 0 | 8 0 | 3 4 | DNF
| 6 1 | 13 0 | 12 0 | DNF
| 11 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
16 | Alain Prost (8) (McLaren/Ford) | F | | | | | | 55 [62|0] | 6 1 | 5 2 | NP
| --
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 6 1 | 11 0 | 7 0 | 6 1 | 7 0 | DNF
| DNS
|
17 | Jochen Mass (30) (Arrows/Ford) | D | | | | | | 44 [63|1] | DNF
| 10 0 | 6 1 | 7 0 | DNF
| 4 3 | 10 0 | 13 0 | 8 0 | DNQ
| NP
| --
| 11 0 | DNF
|
18 | Bruno Giacomelli (23) (Alfa Romeo) | I | | | | 1 | 1 | 45 [63|0] | 5 2 | 13 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 5 2 | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
|
19 | Jody Scheckter (1) (Ferrari) | ZA | | | | | | 25 [65|2] | DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 5 2 | 8 0 | DNF
| 12 0 | 10 0 | 13 0 | 13 (0) | 9 0 | 8 0 | DNQ
| 11 0 |
20 | Mario Andretti (11) (Lotus/Ford) | USA | | | | | | 16 [66|1] | DNF
| DNF
| 12 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 7 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 7 0 | DNF
| 8 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 6 1 |
21 | Hector Rebaque (6) (Brabham/Ford) | MEX | | | | | | 16 [66|0] | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| 7 0 | DNF
| 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| 6 1 | DNF
|
22 | Marc Surer (9) (ATS/Ford) | CH | | | | | | 07 [67|1] | DNF
| 7 0 | NP
| --
| --
| --
| DNF
| DNF
| 12 0 | 12 0 | 10 0 | DNF
| DNQ
| 8 0 |
23 | Ricardo Zunino (6) (Brabham/Ford) | RA | | | | | | 07 [67|0] | 7 0 | 8 0 | 10 0 | DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNF
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
24 | Rupert Keegan (50) (Williams/Ford) | GB | | | | | | 09 [67|0] | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| 11 0 | DNQ
| 15 0 | DNQ
| 11 0 | DNQ
| 9 0 |
25 | Clay Regazzoni (14) (Ensign/Ford) | CH | | | | | | 09 [67|0] | NC
| DNF
| 9 0 | DNF
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
26 | Jan Lammers (10/9/14) (ATS/Ford - Ensign/Ford) | NL | | | | | | 012 [67|0] | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
| 12 0 | NC
| DNQ
| DNQ
| 14 0 | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| 12 0 | DNF
|
27 | Eddie Cheever (31) (Osella/Ford) | USA | | | | | | 012 [67|0] | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| 12 0 | DNF
| DNF
|
28 | Geoff Lees (17/41/51) (Shadow/Ford - Ensign/Ford - Williams/Ford) | GB | | | | | | 013 [67|0] | --
| --
| 13 0 | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| DNF
| DNQ
| --
| DNQ
|
29 | Patrick Depailler (22) (Alfa Romeo) | F | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | DNF
| DNF
| NC
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| DNF
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
30 | Nigel Mansell (43) (Lotus/Ford) | GB | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNF
| DNF
| DNQ
| --
| --
|
31 | Andrea de Cesaris (22) (Alfa Romeo) | I | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNF
| DNF
|
Vittorio Brambilla (22) (Alfa Romeo) | I | | | | | | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNF
| DNF
| --
| --
|
33 | Mike Thackwell (30/43) (Arrows/Ford - Tyrrell/Ford) | NZ | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
| DNF
| DNQ
|
34 | Tiff Needell (14) (Ensign/Ford) | GB | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | --
| --
| --
| --
| DNF
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
35 | Dave Kennedy (18) (Shadow/Ford) | IRL | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
36 | Stefan Johansson (17) (Shadow/Ford) | S | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | DNQ
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
37 | Stephen South (8) (McLaren/Ford) | GB | | | | | | 0 [67|0] | --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
Manfred Winkelhock (30) (Arrows/Ford) | D | | | | | | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
| --
|
Desiré Wilson (43) (Williams/Ford) | ZA | | | | | | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
Harald Ertl (10) (ATS/Ford) | A | | | | | | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|
Kevin Cogan (51) (Williams/Ford) | USA | | | | | | --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| DNQ
| --
|
legend |
* | Driver has fastest lap in race. |
XY [n|m] | Driver has X points in year and his best position in year was Y. n is his point deficit to the championship leader and m is the point deficit to his predecessor in the championship table. |
X Y | X is the driver's position in race and Y are the points for that position. |
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. |
NP | Driver was not present at race start. |
-- | Driver not in entry list. |