Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg brought success to Frank Williams at last in and , while young Brazilian Nelson Piquet won titles for Brabham team owner Ecclestone in and .
Ti dve skupini moštev sta predstavljali dve politični telesi - "Federation International du Sport Automobile" (FISA), ki ji je predsedoval Jean-Marie Balestre in FOCA, ki jo je vodil Bernie Ecclestone.