| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 1:38:13.830 | 9 |
| 2 | ARN René Arnoux FL | Renault | 1 | +12.930 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | +13.430 | 4 |
| 4 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | +15.290 | 3 |
| 5 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 17 | +1:00.020 | 2 |
| 6 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 18 | +1:22.620 | 1 |
| 7 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +1 lap | — |
| 8 | AND Mario Andretti | Lotus | 10 | Out of fuel | — |
| 9 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 12 | +2 laps | — |
| 10 | SUR Marc Surer | ATS | 20 | +3 laps | — |
| 11 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | +3 laps | — |
| DNF | DAL Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 23 | Brakes | — |
| DNF | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Accident | — |
| DNF | CHE Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | Engine | — |
| DNF | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | Engine | — |
| DNF | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | Handling | — |
| DNF | LEE Geoff Lees | Ensign | 24 | Accident | — |
| DNF | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 22 | Accident | — |
| DNF | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 9 | Engine | — |
| DNF | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Brakes | — |
| DNF | MAN Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 16 | Brakes | — |
| DNF | PIR Didier Pironi | Ligier | 15 | Accident | — |
| DNF | DEA Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 11 | Accident | — |
| DNF | REB Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | Gearbox | — |
| DNQ | KEE Rupert Keegan | Williams | — | — | — |
| DNQ | LAM Jan Lammers | Ensign | — | — | — |
| DNQ | THA Mike Thackwell | Arrows | — | — | — |
| DNQ | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| DNS | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — |