| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | SOU | USW | SPA | BEL | MON | FRE | BRI | GER | OST | DUT | ITA | CAN | US | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter |
Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 51 (60) |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 (53) |
| 3 | Alan Jones |
9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 40 (43) |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite |
1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni |
10 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 29 (32) |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler |
4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 20 (22) | ||||||||
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann |
2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 20 (25) |
| 8 | René Arnoux |
Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | John Watson |
3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi |
Ret | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | ||
| 12 | Mario Andretti |
5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 14 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | NC | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda |
Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | 4 | WD | 4 | |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis |
7 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 16 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet |
Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx |
Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | Jochen Mass |
8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 3 |
| 19 | Hans Joachim Stuck |
DNS | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 14 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 2 | |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese |
DNS | 9 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
6 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque |
Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | DNQ | 7 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |
| 23 | Patrick Tambay |
Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino |
7 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Geoff Lees |
7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | Derek Daly |
11 | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||
| 27 | James Hunt |
Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | Jan Lammers |
Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | DNQ | 18 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 0 |
| 29 | Keke Rosberg |
9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 30 | Vittorio Brambilla |
12 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Patrick Gaillard |
DNQ | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Marc Surer |
DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | Arturo Merzario |
Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |
| 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli |
DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Alex Ribeiro |
DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Car No | ARG | BRA | SOU | USW | SPA | BEL | MON | FRE | BRI | GER | OST | DUT | ITA | CAN | US | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari |
11 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 113 |
| 12 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Williams |
27 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 75 |
| 28 | 10 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | |||
| 3 | Ligier |
25 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 61 |
| 26 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||
| 4 | Lotus |
1 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 39 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | |||
| 31 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | DNQ | 7 | |||||||
| 5 | Tyrrell |
3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | |||
| 33 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Renault |
15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | NC | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 26 |
| 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||
| 7 | McLaren |
7 | 3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||
| 8 | Brabham |
5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | 4 | WD | Ret | 7 |
| 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||
| 9 | Arrows |
29 | DNS | 9 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 5 |
| 30 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 10 | Shadow |
17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | DNQ | 18 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 3 |
| 18 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 16 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||
| 11 | ATS |
9 | DNS | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 14 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Fittipaldi |
14 | 6 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wolf |
20 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 0 |
| 14 | Ensign |
22 | 11 | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 |
| 15 | Alfa Romeo |
35 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| 36 | 12 | Ret | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Rebaque |
31 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Merzario |
24 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| 18 | Kauhsen |
36 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |