Regulations
Specs of the season
- Engine
- 3.0 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L turbo
- Points
- 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races
- 15
Every round
Calendar and winners
- 1United States Grand Prix WestLong Beach · USAAlan JonesWilliams
- 2Brazilian Grand PrixAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · BrazilCarlos ReutemannWilliams
- 3Argentine Grand PrixAutódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · ArgentinaNelson PiquetBrabham
- 4San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · ItalyNelson PiquetBrabham
- 5Belgian Grand PrixZolder · BelgiumCarlos ReutemannWilliams
- 6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco · MonacoGilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 7Spanish Grand PrixJarama · SpainGilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 8French Grand PrixDijon-Prenois · FranceAlain ProstRenault
- 9British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit · UKJohn WatsonMcLaren
- 10German Grand PrixHockenheimring · GermanyNelson PiquetBrabham
- 11Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull Ring · AustriaJacques LaffiteLigier
- 12Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort · NetherlandsAlain ProstRenault
- 13Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza · ItalyAlain ProstRenault
- 14Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles Villeneuve · CanadaJacques LaffiteLigier
- 15Caesars Palace Grand PrixLas Vegas Street Circuit · USAAlan JonesWilliams
Final standings
Drivers
- 1Nelson PiquetBrabham50
- 2Carlos ReutemannWilliams49
- 3Alan JonesWilliams46
- 4Jacques LaffiteLigier44
- 5Alain ProstRenault43
- 6John WatsonMcLaren27
- 7Gilles VilleneuveFerrari25
- 8Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus14
- 9René ArnouxRenault11
- 10Hector RebaqueBrabham11
- 11Riccardo PatreseArrows10
- 12Eddie CheeverTyrrell10
- 13Didier PironiFerrari9
- 14Nigel MansellTeam Lotus8
- 15Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo7
- 16Marc SurerTheodore4
- 17Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo3
- 18Andrea de CesarisMcLaren1
- 19Patrick TambayLigier1
- 20Slim BorguddATS1
- 21Eliseo SalazarEnsign1
- -Jean-Pierre JarierOsella0
- -Derek DalyMarch0
- -Siegfried StohrArrows0
- -Chico SerraFittipaldi0
- -Keke RosbergFittipaldi0
- -Michele AlboretoTyrrell0
- -Brian HentonToleman0
- -Jan LammersATS0
- -Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell0
- -Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella0
- -Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigier0
- -Derek WarwickToleman0
- -Beppe GabbianiOsella0
- -Miguel Ángel GuerraOsella0
- -Ricardo LondoñoEnsign0