WDC Decider
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:44:09.077 | 9 |
| 2 | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | +20.050 | 6 |
| 3 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +20.430 | 4 |
| 4 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 9 | +47.470 | 3 |
| 5 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +1:16.440 | 2 |
| 6 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | +1:18.180 | 1 |
| 7 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 6 | +1:18.500 | — |
| 8 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | +1 lap | — |
| 9 | PIR Didier Pironi FL | Ferrari | 18 | +2 laps | — |
| 10 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | +2 laps | — |
| 11 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | +4 laps | — |
| 12 | DEC Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +6 laps | — |
| 13 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | Engine | — |
| NC | SAL Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +14 laps | — |
| DNF | WAR Derek Warwick | Toleman | 22 | Gearbox | — |
| DNF | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | REB Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | Throttle | — |
| DNF | SUR Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | — |
| DNF | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | Electrical | — |
| DNF | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 7 | Accident | — |
| DNF | DEA Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 15 | Water leak | — |
| DNF | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 21 | Transmission | — |
| DSQ | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Incorrect grid formation | — |
| DNQ | BOR Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — |
| DNQ | SER Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| DNQ | DAL Derek Daly | March | — | — | — |
| DNQ | VIL Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Arrows | — | — | — |
| DNQ | HEN Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — |
| DNQ | GAB Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — |