ジャン＝ピエール・ジャリエ
Renzo Zorzi had proved very slow and was replaced with Riccardo Patrese after five races. Patrese dovetailed the second Shadow seat with his Formula Two commitments, and Jackie Oliver, Arturo Merzario and Jean-Pierre Jarier all deputised on occasion. Patrese scored a point with sixth place in the Japanese Grand Prix.