Total de pilots participants: 35
Total d’equips participants: 16
Debutants: 7 (Kenny Acheson, Thierry Boutsen, Johnny Cecotto, Corrado Fabi, Jonathan Palmer, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Danny Sullivan)
Última temporada: 7 (Raul Boesel, Roberto Guerrero, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Eliseo Salazar, Chico Serra, Danny Sullivan, Jacques Villeneuve Sr.)
Defuncions a la F1: 0
Defuncions en altres categories: 0
Defuncions en altres categories: 0
Defuncions no relacionades amb l’esport: 0
Retirats per lesions a la F1: 0
Retirats per lesions a la F1: 0
Retirats per lesions en altres categories: 0
Pilot més jove: Teo Fabi, 21 anys i 340 dies, Brasil
Pilot més vell: Jacques Laffite, 39 anys i 338 dies, Sud-Àfrica
| Entrant | Cotxe | Pneu. | Pilots |
| TAG Williams Racing Team |
Williams FW08C-Ford Williams FW09-Honda |
G | 1. Keke Rosberg 2. Jacques Laffite 42. Jonathan Palmer |
| Benetton Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 011B-Ford Tyrrell 012-Ford |
G | 3. Michele Alboreto 4. Danny Sullivan |
| Fila Sport | Brabham BT52-BMW Brabham BT52B-BMW |
M | 5. Nelson Piquet 6. Riccardo Patrese |
| Marlboro McLaren International |
McLaren MP4/1C-Ford McLaren MP4/1E-TAG |
M | 7. John Watson 8. Niki Lauda |
| Team ATS | ATS D6-BMW | G | 9. Manfred Winkelhock |
| John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 92-Ford Lotus 93T-Renault Lotus 94T-Renault |
P | 11. Elio de Angelis 12. Nigel Mansell |
| Équipe Renault Elf | Renault RE30B Renault RE30C Renault RE40 |
M | 15. Alain Prost 16. Eddie Cheever |
| RAM Racing Team March |
RAM 01-Ford | P | 17. Eliseo Salazar 17. Jacques Villeneuve Sr. 17. Kenny Acheson 18. Jean-Louis Schlesser |
| Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo |
Alfa Romeo 183T | M | 22. Andrea de Cesaris 23. Mauro Baldi |
| Équipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS21-Ford | M | 25. Jean-Pierre Jarier 26. Raul Boesel |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
Ferrari 126C2B Ferrari 126C3 |
G | 27. Patrick Tambay 28. René Arnoux |
| Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A6-Ford | G | 29. Marc Surer 30. Chico Serra 30. Alan Jones 30. Thierry Boutsen |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1D-Ford Osella FA1E-Alfa Romeo |
M | 31. Corrado Fabi 32. Piercarlo Ghinzani |
| Theodore Racing Team | Theodore N183-Ford | G | 33. Roberto Guerrero 34. Johnny Cecotto |
| Candy Toleman Motorsport |
Toleman TG183-Hart | P | 35. Derek Warwick 36. Bruno Giacomelli |
| Spirit Racing | Spirit 201-Honda Spirit 201C-Honda |
G | 40. Stefan Johansson |