Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 1 | |
| 2 | GIMONDI Felice | 2 | |
| 3 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 3 | |
| 4 | PINGEON Roger | 4 | |
| 5 | BITOSSI Franco | 6 | |
| 6 | OCAÑA Luis | 11 | |
| 7 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 21 | |
| 8 | HOBAN Barry | 34 | |
| 9 | DE VLAEMINCK Eric | 36 | |
| 10 | GANDARIAS Andrés | 40 | |
| 11 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Martin | 51 | |
| 12 | GUTTY Paul | 67 | |
| 13 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 68 | |
| 14 | MATIGNON Pierre | 150 | |
| 15 | MIRANDA Leonel | 170 | |
| 16 | SPAHN Erich | 196 | |
| 17 | ABT Peter | 228 | |
| 18 | RIGON Francis | 240 | |
| 19 | SPUHLER Willy | 260 | |
| 20 | RUB Kurt | 313 | |
| 21 | RIGON Charles | 319 | |
| 22 | THALMANN Erwin | 361 | |
| 23 | KÖCHLI Paul | 443 | |
| 24 | BORGNA Claude | 514 | |
| 25 | RENNHARD Felix | 552 | |
| 26 | ZIMMERMANN Emil | 577 | |
| 27 | DUBACH Fredy | 661 | |
| 28 | BURGAL Vicente | 664 | |
| 29 | MARCHESI Felice | 719 |