WDC Decider WCC Decider
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALB Michele Alboreto FL | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:41:56.888 | 9 |
| 2 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +27.290 | 6 |
| 3 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 4 | +56.450 | 4 |
| 4 | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | +1:08.650 | 3 |
| 5 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | +1:11.380 | 2 |
| 6 | DAL Derek Daly | Williams | 14 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | SUR Marc Surer | Arrows | 17 | +1 lap | — |
| 8 | HEN Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 lap | — |
| 9 | DEC Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +2 laps | — |
| 10 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +2 laps | — |
| 11 | BAL Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 23 | +2 laps | — |
| 12 | KEE Rupert Keegan | March | 25 | +2 laps | — |
| 13 | BOE Raul Boesel | March | 24 | +6 laps | — |
| NC | WIN Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 22 | +13 laps | — |
| DNF | LAU Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | Engine | — |
| DNF | BYR Tommy Byrne | Theodore | 26 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | WAR Derek Warwick | Toleman | 10 | Spark plugs | — |
| DNF | DEA Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 20 | Engine | — |
| DNF | AND Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 7 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | Spark plugs | — |
| DNF | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | Engine | — |
| DNF | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | Clutch | — |
| DNF | MAN Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 21 | Collision | — |
| DNF | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | Ignition | — |
| DNS | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 8 | Unfit | — |
| DNS | GUE Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 15 | Engine | — |
| DNS | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — |
| DNQ | FAB Teo Fabi | Toleman | — | — | — |
| DNQ | SAL Eliseo Salazar | ATS | — | — | — |
| DNQ | SER Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |