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 | 5 | |
| 5 | BITOSSI Franco | 6 | |
| 6 | OCAÑA Luis | 11 | |
| 7 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 21 | |
| 8 | HOBAN Barry | 36 | |
| 9 | GANDARIAS Andrés | 37 | |
| 10 | DE VLAEMINCK Eric | 40 | |
| 11 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Martin | 49 | |
| 12 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 71 | |
| 13 | GUTTY Paul | 81 | |
| 14 | MATIGNON Pierre | 165 | |
| 15 | MIRANDA Leonel | 182 | |
| 16 | SPAHN Erich | 212 | |
| 17 | ABT Peter | 225 | |
| 18 | RIGON Francis | 235 | |
| 19 | RUB Kurt | 251 | |
| 20 | SPUHLER Willy | 273 | |
| 21 | RIGON Charles | 302 | |
| 22 | THALMANN Erwin | 364 | |
| 23 | KÖCHLI Paul | 365 | |
| 24 | ZIMMERMANN Emil | 486 | |
| 25 | BORGNA Claude | 570 | |
| 26 | RENNHARD Felix | 585 | |
| 27 | DUBACH Fredy | 598 | |
| 28 | BURGAL Vicente | 701 | |
| 29 | MARCHESI Felice | 805 |