f1δ Score applies current scoring rules to all eras for cross-era comparison — it is not the championship points drivers actually earned.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | f1δ Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 76 | 334 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 53 | 187 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams | 40 | 135 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna SEN | Lotus | 38 | 89 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis DEA | Lotus | 33 | 140 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Williams | 31 | 140 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson JOH | Ferrari | 26 | 189 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 16 | 91 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren | 14 | ~-101 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows | 11 | 99 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Renault | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Marc Surer SUR | Brabham | 5 | 50 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick WAR | Renault | 5 | -46 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff STR | Ligier | 4 | 68 |
| 16 | Stefan Bellof BEL | Tyrrell | 4 | 180 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris DEC | Ligier | 3 | -93 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli CAP | Tyrrell | 3 | 28 |
| 17 | René Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 3 | 22 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger BER | Arrows | 3 | 13 |
| Rd | Grand Prix | Winner | f1δ Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazilian GP | Alain Prost | Alain Prost (45) |
| 2 | Portuguese GP | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna (40) |
| 3 | San Marino GP | Elio de Angelis | Elio de Angelis (37) |
| 4 | Monaco GP | Alain Prost | Alain Prost (39) |
| 5 | Canadian GP | Michele Alboreto | Michele Alboreto (37) |
| 6 | Detroit GP | Keke Rosberg | Stefan Bellof (42) |
| 7 | French GP | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet (39) |
| 8 | British GP | Alain Prost | Alain Prost (42) |
| 9 | German GP | Michele Alboreto | Michele Alboreto (42) |
| 10 | Austrian GP | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna (42) |
| 11 | Dutch GP | Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda (44) |
| 12 | Italian GP | Alain Prost | Alain Prost (39) |
| 13 | Belgian GP | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna (36~) |
| 14 | European GP | Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell (37) |
| 15 | South African GP | Nigel Mansell | Stefan Johansson (36) |
| 16 | Australian GP | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite (54) |