| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARN René Arnoux FL | Renault | 2 | 1:36:52.540 | 9 |
| 2 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | +34.070 | 6 |
| 3 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ligier | 5 | +52.490 | 4 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | +1:01.020 | 3 |
| 5 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | +1 lap | — |
| 8 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | +1 lap | — |
| 9 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 20 | +1 lap | — |
| 10 | ZUN Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 17 | +1 lap | — |
| 11 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 21 | +2 laps | — |
| 12 | AND Mario Andretti | Lotus | 15 | +2 laps | — |
| 13 | LEE Geoff Lees | Shadow | 24 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Engine | — |
| DNF | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Puncture | — |
| DNF | DAL Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 16 | Puncture | — |
| DNF | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | Accident | — |
| NC | DEP Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | +25 laps | — |
| DNF | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | Gearbox | — |
| DNF | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | Transmission | — |
| DNF | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | — |
| DNF | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | CHE Eddie Cheever | Osella | 22 | Spun off | — |
| DNF | DEA Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 14 | Spun off | — |
| DNS | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | — | Accident | — |
| DNS | SUR Marc Surer | ATS | — | Accident | — |
| DNQ | KEN David Kennedy | Shadow | — | — | — |
| DNQ | LAM Jan Lammers | ATS | — | — | — |