| Fin | Driver | Team | Rating Δ | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +119 | 6,855 |
| P2 | Alain Prost | Renault | +161 | 6,055 |
| P3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +82 | 6,993 |
| P4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +125 | 6,162 |
| P5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +115 | 6,104 |
| P6 | John Watson | McLaren | +52 | 6,812 |
| P7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +70 | 6,355 |
| P8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +50 | 6,444 |
| P9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +57 | 6,140 |
| P10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +7 | 6,652 |
| P11 | Alan Jones | Williams | −35 | 7,080 |
| P12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +54 | 5,574 |
| P13 | René Arnoux | Renault | −29 | 6,575 |
| P14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | −22 | 6,265 |
| P15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | −2 | 5,789 |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | −15 | 5,773 |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | −44 | 5,990 |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | −147 | 7,353 |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | −69 | 5,946 |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | −82 | 5,938 |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | −90 | 5,844 |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | −100 | 5,786 |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | −87 | 5,384 |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | −169 | 6,377 |
Rating Δ is the Elo exchange from this race: taken from the cars finished behind, ceded to those ahead, net zero across the field. A shared car splits its change among co-drivers by FIA grade, so both appear at the same position.