Total de pilots participants: 35
Total d’equips participants: 18
Debutants: 6 (Gianfranco Brancatelli, Elio de Angelis, Patrick Gaillard, Jan Lammers, Marc Surer, Ricardo Zunino)
Última temporada: 7 (Gianfranco Brancatelli, Patrick Gaillard, James Hunt, Jacky Ickx, Arturo Merzario, Alex Ribeiro, Hans-Joachim Stuck)
Defuncions a la F1: 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: Elio de Angelis, 20 anys i 306 dies, Argentina
Pilot més vell: Vittorio Brambilla, 41 anys i 333 dies, Canadà
| Entrant | Cotxe | Pneu. | Pilots |
| Martini Racing Team Lotus |
Lotus 79-Ford Lotus 80-Ford |
G | 1. Mario Andretti 2. Carlos Reutemann |
| Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009-Ford | G | 3. Didier Pironi 4. Jean-Pierre Jarier 4. Derek Daly 33. Derek Daly |
| Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT48-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT49-Ford |
G | 5. Niki Lauda 5. Ricardo Zunino 6. Nelson Piquet |
| Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26-Ford McLaren M28-Ford McLaren M28B-Ford McLaren M28C-Ford McLaren M29-Ford |
G | 7. John Watson 8. Patrick Tambay |
| ATS Wheels | ATS D2-Ford ATS D3-Ford |
G | 9. Hans-Joachim Stuck |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 312T4B |
M | 11. Jody Scheckter 12. Gilles Villeneuve |
| Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A-Ford Fittipaldi F6-Ford Fittipaldi F6A-Ford |
G | 14. Emerson Fittipaldi 19. Alex Ribeiro |
| Équipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 Renault RS10 |
M | 15. Jean-Pierre Jabouille 16. René Arnoux |
| Samson/Interscope Shadow Racing Team |
Shadow DN9-Ford | G | 17. Jan Lammers 18. Elio de Angelis |
| Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing |
Wolf WR7-Ford Wolf WR8-Ford Wolf WR9-Ford |
G | 20. James Hunt 20. Keke Rosberg |
| Team Ensign | Ensign N177-Ford Ensign N179-Ford |
G | 22. Derek Daly 22. Patrick Gaillard 22. Marc Surer |
| Team Merzario | Merzario A1B-Ford Merzario A2-Ford Merzario A4-Ford |
G | 24. Arturo Merzario 24. Gianfranco Brancatelli |
| Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11-Ford | G | 25. Patrick Depailler 25. Jacky Ickx 26. Jacques Laffite |
| Albilad-Saudia Racing Team |
Williams FW06-Ford Williams FW07-Ford |
G | 27. Alan Jones 28. Clay Regazzoni |
| Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1B-Ford Arrows A2-Ford |
G | 29. Riccardo Patrese 30. Jochen Mass |
| Team Rebaque | Lotus 79-Ford Rebaque HR100-Ford |
G | 31. Héctor Rebaque |
| Autodelta | Alfa Romeo 177 Alfa Romeo 179 |
G | 35. Bruno Giacomelli 36. Vittorio Brambilla |
| Willi Kauhsen Racing Team |
Kauhsen WK-Ford | G | 36. Gianfranco Brancatelli |