| | | MC | SE | PT | KE | GR |
| 1. | Rohrl, Walter (DE) Fiat | 48 | 20 1st | -- | 20 1st | -- | 8 5th |
| 2. | Kullang, Anders (SE) Opel | 40 | 10 4th | 20 1st | 0 R | -- | 10 4th |
| 3. | Waldegard, Bjorn (SE) Fiat | 35 | 12 3rd | 12 3rd | 10 4th | 1 10th | 0 R |
| 4. | Alen, Markku (FI) Fiat | 27 | 0 R | -- | 15 2nd | -- | 12 3rd |
| 5. | Mehta, Shekhar (KE) Datsun | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20 1st | 0 R |
| 6. | Vatanen, Ari (FI) Ford | 20 | 0 R | -- | 0 R | -- | 20 1st |
| 7. | Salonen, Timo (FI) Datsun | 19 | -- | 4 7th | 0 R | -- | 15 2nd |
| 8. | Darniche, Bernard (FR) Lancia | 15 | 15 2nd | -- | 0 R | -- | 0 R |
| 9. | Blomqvist, Stig (SE) Saab | 15 | -- | 15 2nd | -- | -- | -- |
| 10. | Aaltonen, Rauno (FI) Datsun | 15 | -- | -- | -- | 15 2nd | -- |
| 11. | Andersson, Ove (SE) Toyota | 12 | -- | -- | 6 6th | -- | 6 6th |
| 12. | Frequelin, Guy (FR) Talbot | 12 | 0 R | -- | 12 3rd | -- | -- |
| 13. | Preston Jr, Vic (KE) Mercedes-Benz | 12 | -- | -- | -- | 12 3rd | 0 14th |
| 14. | Eklund, Per (SE) Volkswagen | 11 | 8 5th | 3 8th | 0 R | -- | -- |
| 15. | Mikkola, Hannu (FI) Ford | 10 | 0 R | 10 4th | 0 R | 0 R | 0 R |
| 16. | Kirkland, Mike (KE) Datsun | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 10 4th | -- |
| 17. | Carlsson, Ingvar (SE) BMW | 9 | 0 11th | 1 10th | 8 5th | -- | 0 R |
| 18. | Bettega, Attilio (IT) Fiat | 9 | 6 6th | -- | 0 R | -- | 3 8th |
| 19. | Johansson, Bjorn (SE) Opel | 8 | -- | 8 5th | -- | -- | -- |
| 20. | Nicolas, Jean-Pierre (FR) Opel | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 8 5th | -- |
| 21. | Airikkala, Pentti (FI) Vauxhall | 6 | -- | 6 6th | -- | -- | -- |
| 22. | Cowan, Andrew (GB) Mercedes-Benz | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 6 6th | 0 R |
| 23. | Kleint, Jochi (DE) Opel | 5 | 3 8th | -- | 0 R | 2 9th | 0 11th |
| 24. | Mouton, Michele (FR) Fiat | 4 | 4 7th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 25. | Torres, Carlos (PT) Ford | 4 | -- | -- | 4 7th | -- | 0 R |
| 26. | Iwashita, Yoshio (JP) Datsun | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 4 7th | -- |
| 27. | Kallstrom, Harry (SE) Datsun | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 0 R | 4 7th |
| 28. | Recalde, Jorge (AR) Ford | 3 | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- | 0 12th |
| 29. | Hellier, John (KE) Datsun | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 8th | -- |
| 30. | Coppier, Alain (FR) Porsche | 2 | 2 9th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 31. | Servia, Salvador (ES) Ford | 2 | 2 9th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 32. | Nilsson, Bengt (SE) Opel | 2 | -- | 2 9th | -- | -- | -- |
| 33. | 'Ray', (MC) Ford | 2 | 0 0th | -- | 2 9th | -- | 0 R |
| 34. | Livieratos, Tassos (GR) Lancia | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 9th |
| 35. | Stawowiak, Maciej (PL) FSO | 1 | -- | -- | 1 10th | -- | 0 17th |
| 36. | Makinen, Timo (FI) Peugeot | 1 | 0 14th | -- | -- | -- | 1 10th |
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