Drivers and Constructors
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albilad Williams Racing Team TAG Williams Racing Team |
Williams-Ford | FW07C FW07D |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M G |
1 | Alan Jones | All |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | All | |||||
| Tyrrell Racing Team | Tyrrell-Ford | 010 011 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M A |
3 | Eddie Cheever | All |
| 4 | Kevin Cogan | 1 | |||||
| Ricardo Zunino | 2-3 | ||||||
| Michele Alboreto | 4-15 | ||||||
| Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Ford | BT49C BT50 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M G |
5 | Nelson Piquet | All |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque | All | |||||
| Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford | M29F MP4/1 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M | 7 | John Watson | All |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | All | |||||
| Team ATS | ATS-Ford | D4 D5 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M A |
9 | Jan Lammers | 1-4 |
| Slim Borgudd | 5-15 | ||||||
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | 4 | |||||
| Team Essex Lotus John Player Team Lotus |
Lotus-Ford | 81B 87 88 88B |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M G |
11 | Elio de Angelis | 1-3, 5-15 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | 1-3, 5-15 | |||||
| Ensign Racing | Ensign-Ford | N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M A |
14 | Marc Surer | 1-6 |
| Ricardo Londoño | 2 | ||||||
| Eliseo Salazar | 7-15 | ||||||
| Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RE20B RE30 |
Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t | M | 15 | Alain Prost | All |
| 16 | René Arnoux | All | |||||
| March Grand Prix Team | March-Ford | 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M A |
17 | Derek Daly | 1-3, 7-15 |
| Eliseo Salazar | 4-6 | ||||||
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | 1-3 | |||||
| Derek Daly | 4-6 | ||||||
| Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi-Ford | F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M A
|
20 | Keke Rosberg | 1-10, 12-15 |
| 21 | Chico Serra | 1-10, 12-15 | |||||
| Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 179B 179C 179D |
Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | M | 22 | Mario Andretti | All |
| 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | All | |||||
| Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | JS17 | Matra MS81 3.0 V12 | M | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1-2 |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 3-7 | ||||||
| Patrick Tambay | 8-15 | ||||||
| 26 | Jacques Laffite | All | |||||
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 126CK | Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t | M | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | All |
| 28 | Didier Pironi | All | |||||
| Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team | Arrows-Ford | A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M P |
29 | Riccardo Patrese | All |
| 30 | Siegfried Stohr | 1-13 | |||||
| Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | 14-15 | ||||||
| Osella Squadra Corse | Osella-Ford | FA1B FA1C |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | 1-4 |
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | 5 | ||||||
| Beppe Gabbiani | 6-15 | ||||||
| 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | 1-5 | |||||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | 6 | ||||||
| Giorgio Francia | 7 | ||||||
| Miguel Ángel Guerra | 8 | ||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 9-15 | ||||||
| Theodore Racing Team | Theodore-Ford | TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M A |
33 | Patrick Tambay | 1-7 |
| Marc Surer | 8-15 | ||||||
| Candy Toleman Motorsport | Toleman-Hart | TG181 | Hart 415T 1.5 L4t | P | 35 | Brian Henton | 4-15 |
| 36 | Derek Warwick | 4-15 |
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