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
- 16
Every round
Calendar and winners
- 1South African Grand PrixKyalami · South AfricaAlain ProstRenault
- 2Brazilian Grand PrixAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · BrazilAlain ProstRenault
- 3United States Grand Prix WestLong Beach · USANiki LaudaMcLaren
- 4San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · ItalyDidier PironiFerrari
- 5Belgian Grand PrixZolder · BelgiumJohn WatsonMcLaren
- 6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco · MonacoRiccardo PatreseBrabham
- 7Detroit Grand PrixDetroit Street Circuit · USAJohn WatsonMcLaren
- 8Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles Villeneuve · CanadaNelson PiquetBrabham
- 9Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort · NetherlandsDidier PironiFerrari
- 10British Grand PrixBrands Hatch · UKNiki LaudaMcLaren
- 11French Grand PrixCircuit Paul Ricard · FranceRené ArnouxRenault
- 12German Grand PrixHockenheimring · GermanyPatrick TambayFerrari
- 13Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull Ring · AustriaElio de AngelisTeam Lotus
- 14Swiss Grand PrixDijon-Prenois · FranceKeke RosbergWilliams
- 15Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza · ItalyRené ArnouxRenault
- 16Caesars Palace Grand PrixLas Vegas Street Circuit · USAMichele AlboretoTyrrell
Final standings
Drivers
- 1Keke RosbergWilliams44
- 2Didier PironiFerrari39
- 3John WatsonMcLaren39
- 4Alain ProstRenault34
- 5Niki LaudaMcLaren30
- 6René ArnouxRenault28
- 7Patrick TambayFerrari25
- 8Michele AlboretoTyrrell25
- 9Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus23
- 10Riccardo PatreseBrabham21
- 11Nelson PiquetBrabham20
- 12Eddie CheeverLigier15
- 13Derek DalyWilliams8
- 14Nigel MansellTeam Lotus7
- 15Gilles VilleneuveFerrari6
- 16Carlos ReutemannWilliams6
- 17Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo5
- 18Jacques LaffiteLigier5
- 19Mario AndrettiFerrari4
- 20Jean-Pierre JarierOsella3
- 21Marc SurerArrows3
- 22Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo2
- 23Eliseo SalazarATS2
- 24Manfred WinkelhockATS2
- 25Mauro BaldiArrows2
- 26Chico SerraFittipaldi1
- -Brian HentonTyrrell0
- -Jochen MassMarch0
- -Slim BorguddTyrrell0
- -Raul BoeselMarch0
- -Roberto GuerreroEnsign0
- -Derek WarwickToleman0
- -Rupert KeeganMarch0
- -Geoff LeesTeam Lotus0
- -Teo FabiToleman0
- -Riccardo PalettiOsella0
- -Tommy ByrneTheodore0
- -Jan LammersTheodore0