| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones FL | Williams | 4 | 1:32:43.420 | 9 |
| 2 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | +4.520 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | +30.260 | 4 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | +1:14.880 | 3 |
| 5 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +1:16.150 | 2 |
| 6 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | +1:16.740 | 1 |
| 7 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 13 | +1 lap | — |
| 8 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | +1 lap | — |
| 9 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | +1 lap | — |
| 10 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 15 | +1 lap | — |
| 11 | DAL Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 laps | — |
| 12 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 19 | +2 laps | — |
| 13 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | Engine | — |
| 14 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | +4 laps | — |
| DNF | CHE Eddie Cheever | Osella | 21 | Engine | — |
| DNF | SUR Marc Surer | ATS | 11 | Gearbox | — |
| DNF | DEP Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Handling | — |
| DNF | AND Mario Andretti | Lotus | 12 | Gearbox | — |
| DNF | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | Handling | — |
| DNF | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | Transmission | — |
| DNF | DEA Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 14 | Clutch | — |
| DNF | ZUN Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | Clutch | — |
| DNF | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | Transmission | — |
| DNQ | LEE Geoff Lees | Shadow | — | — | — |
| DNQ | LAM Jan Lammers | Ensign | — | — | — |
| DNQ | KEN David Kennedy | Shadow | — | — | — |