Standings
Every driver ranked by points, race by race.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Nationality | Wins | Pointsi | Gapi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Detail | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | French | 5 | 73 (76) | — |
| 2Detail | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | Ferrari | Italian | 2 | 53 | −20 |
| 3Detail | Keke Rosberg Williams | Williams | Finnish | 2 | 40 | −33 |
| 4Detail | Ayrton Senna Team Lotus | Team Lotus | Brazilian | 2 | 38 | −35 |
| 5Detail | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | Italian | 1 | 33 | −40 |
| 6Detail | Nigel Mansell Williams | Williams | British | 2 | 31 | −42 |
| 7Detail | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | Ferrari | Swedish | 0 | 26 | −47 |
| 8Detail | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | Brazilian | 1 | 21 | −52 |
| 9Detail | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | French | 0 | 16 | −57 |
| 10Detail | Niki Lauda McLaren | McLaren | Austrian | 1 | 14 | −59 |
| 11Detail | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | Arrows | Belgian | 0 | 11 | −62 |
| 12Detail | Patrick Tambay Renault | Renault | French | 0 | 11 | −62 |
| 13Detail | Marc Surer Brabham | Brabham | Swiss | 0 | 5 | −68 |
| 14Detail | Derek Warwick Renault | Renault | British | 0 | 5 | −68 |
| 15Detail | Philippe Streiff Ligier | Ligier | French | 0 | 4 | −69 |
| 16Detail | Stefan Bellof Tyrrell | Tyrrell | German | 0 | 4 | −69 |
| 17Detail | Andrea de Cesaris Ligier | Ligier | Italian | 0 | 3 | −70 |
| 18Detail | René Arnoux Ferrari | Ferrari | French | 0 | 3 | −70 |
| 19Detail | Ivan Capelli Tyrrell | Tyrrell | Italian | 0 | 3 | −70 |
| 20Detail | Gerhard Berger Arrows | Arrows | Austrian | 0 | 3 | −70 |
| 21Detail | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | Tyrrell | British | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 22Detail | Huub Rothengatter Osella | Osella | Dutch | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 23Detail | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | British | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 24Detail | Pierluigi Martini Minardi | Minardi | Italian | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 25Detail | Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Italian | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 26Detail | Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | American | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 27Detail | Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman | Toleman | Italian | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 28Detail | Philippe Alliot RAM | RAM | French | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 29Detail | Manfred Winkelhock RAM | RAM | German | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 30Detail | Alan Jones Lola | Lola | Australian | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 31Detail | Mauro Baldi Spirit | Spirit | Italian | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 32Detail | Teo Fabi Toleman | Toleman | Italian | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 33Detail | Kenny Acheson RAM | RAM | British | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 34Detail | Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed | Zakspeed | British | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 35Detail | François Hesnault Renault | Renault | French | 0 | 0 | −73 |
| 36Detail | Christian Danner Zakspeed | Zakspeed | German | 0 | 0 | −73 |