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
- 1Brazilian Grand PrixAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · BrazilNelson PiquetBrabham
- 2United States Grand Prix WestLong Beach · USAJohn WatsonMcLaren
- 3French Grand PrixCircuit Paul Ricard · FranceAlain ProstRenault
- 4San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · ItalyPatrick TambayFerrari
- 5Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco · MonacoKeke RosbergWilliams
- 6Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps · BelgiumAlain ProstRenault
- 7Detroit Grand PrixDetroit Street Circuit · USAMichele AlboretoTyrrell
- 8Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles Villeneuve · CanadaRené ArnouxFerrari
- 9British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit · UKAlain ProstRenault
- 10German Grand PrixHockenheimring · GermanyRené ArnouxFerrari
- 11Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull Ring · AustriaAlain ProstRenault
- 12Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort · NetherlandsRené ArnouxFerrari
- 13Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza · ItalyNelson PiquetBrabham
- 14European Grand PrixBrands Hatch · UKNelson PiquetBrabham
- 15South African Grand PrixKyalami · South AfricaRiccardo PatreseBrabham
Final standings
Drivers
- 1Nelson PiquetBrabham59
- 2Alain ProstRenault57
- 3René ArnouxFerrari49
- 4Patrick TambayFerrari40
- 5Keke RosbergWilliams27
- 6John WatsonMcLaren22
- 7Eddie CheeverRenault22
- 8Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo15
- 9Riccardo PatreseBrabham13
- 10Niki LaudaMcLaren12
- 11Jacques LaffiteWilliams11
- 12Michele AlboretoTyrrell10
- 13Nigel MansellTeam Lotus10
- 14Derek WarwickToleman9
- 15Marc SurerArrows4
- 16Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo3
- 17Danny SullivanTyrrell2
- 18Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus2
- 19Bruno GiacomelliToleman1
- 20Johnny CecottoTheodore1
- -Thierry BoutsenArrows0
- -Chico SerraArrows0
- -Jean-Pierre JarierLigier0
- -Raul BoeselLigier0
- -Stefan JohanssonSpirit0
- -Manfred WinkelhockATS0
- -Corrado FabiOsella0
- -Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella0
- -Roberto GuerreroTheodore0
- -Kenny AchesonRAM0
- -Eliseo SalazarRAM0
- -Jonathan PalmerWilliams0
- -Alan JonesArrows0