Total de pilots participants: 41
Total d’equips participants: 17
Debutants: 11 (Kevin Cogan, Andrea de Cesaris, Stefan Johansson, Dave Kennedy, Nigel Mansell, Tiff Needell, Alain Prost, Stephen South, Mike Thackwell, Desiré Wilson, Manfred Winkelhock)
Última temporada: 10 (Vittorio Brambilla, Patrick Depailler, Harald Ertl, Emerson Fittipaldi, Dave Kennedy, Tiff Needell, Clay Regazzoni, Jody Scheckter, Stephen South, Desiré Wilson)
Defuncions a la F1: 1 (Patrick Depailler)
Defuncions en altres categories: 0
Defuncions no relacionades amb l’esport: 0
Retirats per lesions a la F1: 1 (Clay Regazzoni)
Retirats per lesions a la F1: 1 (Clay Regazzoni)
Retirats per lesions en altres categories: 1 (Stephen South)
Pilot més jove: Mike Thackwell, 19 anys i 187 dies, Canadà
Pilot més vell: Vittorio Brambilla, 42 anys i 318 dies, Itàlia
| Entrant | Cotxe | Pneu. | Pilots |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
Ferrari 312T5 Ferrari 126C |
M | 1. Jody Scheckter 2. Gilles Villeneuve |
| Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009-Ford Tyrrell 010-Ford |
G | 3. Jean-Pierre Jarier 4. Derek Daly 43. Mike Thackwell |
| Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT49-Ford | G | 5. Nelson Piquet 6. Ricardo Zunino 6. Héctor Rebaque |
| Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M29B-Ford McLaren M29C-Ford McLaren M30-Ford |
G | 7. John Watson 8. Alain Prost 8. Stephen South |
| Team ATS | ATS D3-Ford ATS D4-Ford |
G | 9. Marc Surer 9. Jan Lammers 10. Jan Lammers 10. Harald Ertl |
| Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81-Ford Lotus 81B-Ford |
G | 11. Mario Andretti 12. Elio de Angelis 43. Nigel Mansell |
| Unipart Racing Team | Ensign N180-Ford | G | 14. Clay Regazzoni 14. Tiff Needell 14. Jan Lammers 41. Geoff Lees |
| Équipe Renault Elf | Renault RE20 | M | 15. Jean-Pierre Jabouille 16. René Arnoux |
| Theodore Shadow | Shadow DN11-Ford Shadow DN12-Ford |
G | 17. Stefan Johansson 17. Geoff Lees 18. Dave Kennedy |
| Skol Fittipaldi Team | Fittipaldi F7-Ford Fittipaldi F8-Ford |
G | 20. Emerson Fittipaldi 21. Keke Rosberg |
| Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo |
Alfa Romeo 179 | G | 22. Patrick Depailler 22. Vittorio Brambilla 22. Andrea de Cesaris 23. Bruno Giacomelli |
| Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11/15-Ford | G | 25. Didier Pironi 26. Jacques Laffite |
| Albilad Williams Racing Team |
Williams FW07-Ford Williams FW07B-Ford |
G | 27. Alan Jones 28. Carlos Reutemann |
| Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team |
Arrows A3-Ford | G | 29. Riccardo Patrese 30. Jochen Mass 30. Mike Thackwell 30. Manfred Winkelhock |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1-Ford Osella FA1B-Ford |
G | 31. Eddie Cheever |
| Brands Hatch Racing | Williams FW07-Ford | G | 43. Desiré Wilson |
| RAM – Penthouse Rizla RAM – Rainbow Jeans RAM – Williams GPE |
Williams FW07-Ford | G | 50. Rupert Keegan 50. Kevin Cogan 51. Geoff Lees |