| 1 | Nélson Piquet Souto Maior | BR |  | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT50
Brabham BT49D | BMW 1.5 L4T
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | I |  |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | I | | Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd | S |  |
| 4 | Brian Henton | GB |  |
| 5 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | RA |  | TAG Williams Team | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 5 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | USA |  |
| 5 | Derek Patrick Daly | IRL |  | Williams FW08 |
| 6 | Keijo Erik Rosberg | FIN |  | Williams FW07C
Williams FW07D
Williams FW08 |
| 7 | John Marshall Watson | GB | | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4/1B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Michelin |
| 8 | Andreas Nikolaus Lauda | A |  |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | D |  | Team ATS | ATS D5 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Avon |
| 10 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | RCH |  |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | I | | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 87
Lotus 91 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Nigel Ernest James Mansell | GB | |
| 12 | Roberto Pupo Moreno | BR | | Lotus 91 |
| 12 | Geoffrey Lees | GB | |
| 14 | Roberto José Guerrero Isaza | CO |  | Ensign Racing | Ensign N180B
Ensign N181 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Avon |
| 15 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | F |  | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RE30B | Renault 1.5 V6T | Michelin |
| 16 | René Alexandre Arnoux | F | |
| 17 | Rupert Keegan | GB | | Rothmans March Grand Prix Team | March 821 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 17 | Joachim Mass | D | |
| 18 | Raul Guilherme de Mesquita Boesel | BR | |
| 17 | Joachim Mass | D | | March Grand Prix Team | March 821 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 18 | Raul Guilherme de Mesquita Boesel | BR | |
| 19 | Emilio de Villota Ruiz | E |  | LBT Team March | March 821 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 20 | Francisco Adolpho Serra | BR | | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F8D
Fittipaldi F9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | I | | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179D
Alfa Romeo 182
Alfa Romeo 182B | Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 | Michelin |
| 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | I | |
| 25 | Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. | USA | | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier JS17
Ligier JS19 | Matra 3.0 V12 | Michelin |
| 26 | Jacques Henri Sabin Laffite | F | |
| 27 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | CDN |  | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 126C2 | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear |
| 27 | Patrick Tambay | F | |
| 28 | Didier Pironi | F | |
| 28 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | USA | |
| 29 | Brian Henton | GB | | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A3
Arrows A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 29 | Marc Surer | CH |  | Arrows A4
Arrows A5 |
| 30 | Mauro Baldi | I | | Arrows A3
Arrows A4
Arrows A5 |
| 31 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1C
Osella FA1D | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 32 | Riccardo Paletti | I | | Osella FA1C |
| 33 | Derek Patrick Daly | IRL | | Theodore Racing Team | Theodore TY01
Theodore TY02 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Avon |
| 33 | Johannes Lammers | NL |  | Theodore TY02 |
| 33 | Geoffrey Lees | GB | |
| 33 | Thomas Byrne | IRL | |
| 35 | Derek Warwick | GB | | Candy Toleman Motorsport | Toleman TG181C | Hart 1.5 L4T | Pirelli |
| 36 | Teodorico Oreste Antonio Fabi | I | |
| 35 | Derek Warwick | GB | | Toleman Group Motorsport | Toleman TG181C
Toleman TG183 | Hart 1.5 L4T | Pirelli |
| 36 | Teodorico Oreste Antonio Fabi | I | | Toleman TG181C |
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