| 1 | Keijo Erik Rosberg | FIN |  | TAG Williams Team | Williams FW08C
Williams FW09 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear |
| 2 | Jacques Henri Sabin Laffite | F |  | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8
Honda 1.5 V6T |
| (42) | Jonathan Charles Palmer | GB |  | Williams FW08C | Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | I |  | Benetton Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 011
Tyrrell 012 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Daniel John Sullivan III | USA |  | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
| 5 | Nélson Piquet Souto Maior | BR |  | Fila Sport | Brabham BT52
Brabham BT52B | BMW 1.5 L4T | Michelin |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | I | |
| 7 | John Marshall Watson | GB | | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4/1C
McLaren MP4/1E | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8
TAG 1.5 V6T | Michelin |
| 8 | Andreas Nikolaus Lauda | A |  |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | D |  | Team ATS | ATS D6 | BMW 1.5 L4T | Goodyear |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | I | | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 93T
Lotus 94T | Renault 1.5 V6T | Pirelli |
| 12 | Nigel Ernest James Mansell | GB | | Lotus 92
Lotus 94T | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Renault 1.5 V6T |
| 15 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | F | | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RE30C
Renault RE40 | Renault 1.5 V6T | Michelin |
| 16 | Eddie McKay Cheever, Jr. | USA | |
| 17 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | RCH |  | RAM Automotive Team March | RAM 01 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | CDN |  |
| 17 | Kenneth Henry Acheson | GB | |
| 18 | Jean Louis Schlesser | F | |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | I | | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T | Michelin |
| 23 | Mauro Baldi | I | |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Paul Jarier | F | | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Michelin |
| 26 | Raul Guilherme de Mesquita Boesel | BR | |
| 27 | Patrick Tambay | F | | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 126 C2B
Ferrari 126 C3 | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear |
| 28 | René Alexandre Arnoux | F | |
| 29 | Marc Surer | CH |  | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Francisco Adolpho Serra | BR | |
| 30 | Alan Stanley Jones | AUS |  |
| 30 | Thierry Marc Boutsen | B |  |
| 31 | Corrado Fabi | I | | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1D
Osella FA1E | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 | Michelin |
| 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | I | |
| 33 | Roberto José Guerrero Isaza | CO |  | Theodore Racing Team | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 34 | Alberto Cecotto | YV |  |
| 35 | Derek Warwick | GB | | Candy Toleman Motorsport | Toleman TG183B | Hart 1.5 L4T | Pirelli |
| 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | I | |
| 40 | Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson | S |  | Spirit Racing | Spirit 201C | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear |
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