Race Winners
| Round | Race | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | South African Grand Prix | Alain Prost | Renault |
| R2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost | Renault |
| R3 | United States Grand Prix West | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| R4 | San Marino Grand Prix | Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
| R5 | Belgian Grand Prix | John Watson | McLaren |
| R6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham |
| R7 | Detroit Grand Prix | John Watson | McLaren |
| R8 | Canadian Grand Prix | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| R9 | Dutch Grand Prix | Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
| R10 | British Grand Prix | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| R11 | French Grand Prix | René Arnoux | Renault |
| R12 | German Grand Prix | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari |
| R13 | Austrian Grand Prix | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus |
| R14 | Swiss Grand Prix | Keke Rosberg | Williams |
| R15 | Italian Grand Prix | René Arnoux | Renault |
| R16 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell |
Driver Standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 44 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 39 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 39 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 34 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 30 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 28 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Raul Boesel | March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rupert Keegan | March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Geoff Lees | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jochen Mass | March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | 0 | 0 |