Driver points Pos Name Nat. Constructor-Engine Points (Wins) 1. Nelson Piquet BRA Brabham-Ford 50 (3) 2. Carlos Reutemann ARG Williams-Ford 49 (2) 3. Alan Jones AUS Williams-Ford 46 (2) 4. Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier-Matra 44 (2) 5. Alain Prost FRA Renault 43 (3) 6. John Watson GBR McLaren-Ford 27 (1) 7. Gilles Villeneuve CAN Ferrari 25 (2) 8. Elio De Angelis ITA Lotus-Ford 14 9. Rene Arnoux FRA Renault 11 = Hector Rebaque MEX Brabham-Ford 11 11. Eddie Cheever USA Tyrrell-Ford 10 = Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows-Ford 10 13. Didier Pironi FRA Ferrari 9 14. Nigel Mansell GBR Lotus-Ford 8 15. Bruno Giacomelli ITA Alfa Romeo 7 16. Marc Surer SUI Ensign-Ford/Theodore-Ford 4 4/0 17. Mario Andretti USA Alfa Romeo 3 18. Tommy Borgudd SWE ATS-Ford 1 = Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren-Ford 1 = Eliseo Salazar BRA March-Ford/Ensign-Ford 1 0/1 = Patrick Tambay FRA Theodore-Ford/Ligier-Matra 1 1/0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22. Michele Alboreto ITA Tyrrell-Ford 0 = Derek Daly GBR March-Ford 0 = Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella-Ford 0 = Piercarlo Ghinzani ITA Osella-Ford 0 = Angel Guerra ARG Osella-Ford 0 = Brian Henton GBR Toleman-Hart 0 = Jean-Pierre Jabouille FRA Ligier-Matra 0 = Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Ligier-Matra/Osella-Ford 0 = Jan Lammers HOL ATS-Ford 0 = Geoff Lees GBR Theodore-Ford 0 = Keijo Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi-Ford 0 = Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi-Ford 0 = Derek Warwick GBR Toleman-Hart 0 Constructor points Pos Name Points (Wins) 1. Williams-Ford 95 (4) 2. Brabham-Ford 61 (3) 3. Renault 54 (3) 4. Ligier-Matra 44 (2) 5. Ferrari 34 (2) 6. McLaren-Ford 28 (1) 7. Lotus-Ford 22 8. Alfa Romeo 10 = Arrows-Ford 10 = Tyrrell-Ford 10 11. Ensign-Ford 5 12. ATS-Ford 1 = Theodore-Ford 1 -------------------------------------- 14. Fittipaldi-Ford 0 = March-Ford 0 = Osella-Ford 0 = Toleman-Hart 0 16 Circuits driven/15 Circuits counted to final points GP Circuit Winner (South Africa GP Kyalami Carlos Reutemann)* United States Western GP Long Beach Alan Jones Brazil GP Rio de Janeiro Carlos Reutemann Argentina GP Buenos Aires Nelson Piquet San Marino GP Imola Nelson Piquet Belgium GP Zolder Carlos Reutemann Monaco GP Monte Carlo Gilles Villeneuve Spain GP Jarama Gilles Villeneuve France GP Dijon Alain Prost Great Britain GP Silverstone John Watson Germany GP Hockenheim Nelson Piquet Austria GP Österreichring Jacques Laffite Holland GP Zandvoort Alain Prost Italy GP Monza Alain Prost Canada GP Montreal Jacques Laffite United States Eastern GP Las Vegas Alan Jones * South Africa GP wasn't counted due to disagreements between FOCA and FISA.