| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1:35:20.420 | 9 |
| 2 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | +14.590 | 6 |
| 3 | ARN René Arnoux FL | Renault | 2 | +14.830 | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | +36.610 | 3 |
| 5 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | +1:04.510 | 2 |
| 6 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | +1:05.510 | 1 |
| 7 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | +1 lap | — |
| 8 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +1 lap | — |
| 9 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | +1 lap | — |
| 10 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | +2 laps | — |
| 11 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 15 | +2 laps | — |
| 12 | REB Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 23 | +2 laps | — |
| 13 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 13 | +3 laps | — |
| 14 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | +3 laps | — |
| 15 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | +5 laps | — |
| 16 | DEA Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | +5 laps | — |
| 17 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +5 laps | — |
| 18 | LAM Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +7 laps | — |
| DNF | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | Engine | — |
| DNF | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Accident | — |
| DNF | AND Mario Andretti | Lotus | 12 | Brakes | — |
| DNF | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | Engine | — |
| DNF | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | Spun off | — |
| DNS | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | Tyre dispute | — |
| DNQ | GAI Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | — | — | — |
| DNQ | MER Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — |