| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 3 | 9 1:57:49.196 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 70 | +13.370 | 2 | 6 +13.370 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 70 | +19.410 | 11 | 4 +19.410 |
| 4 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 70 | +24.670 | 12 | 3 +24.670 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 70 | +28.560 | 13 | 2 +28.560 |
| 6 | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 70 | +54.480 | 15 | 1 +54.480 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 70 | +1:21.250 | 18 | +1:21.250 |
| 8 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 70 | +1:26.560 | 17 | +1:26.560 |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 70 | +1:28.940 | 5 | +1:28.940 |
| 10 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 69 | +1 lap | 9 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 66 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 69 | +1 lap | 14 | +1 lap |
| 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 65 | +5 laps | 22 | +5 laps |
| NC | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATSFord | 58 | +12 laps | 21 | +12 laps |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 52 | Transmission | 10 | Transmission |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 51 | Spun off | 19 | Spun off |
| DNF | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | LotusFord | 49 | Oil leak | 1 | Oil leak |
| DNF | 18 | René Arnoux | SurteesFord | 37 | Engine | 16 | Engine |
| DNF | 21 | Bobby Rahal | WolfFord | 16 | Fuel system | 20 | Fuel system |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 8 | Accident | 4 | Accident |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 5 | Brakes | 7 | Brakes |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ShadowFord | 1 | Accident | 8 | Accident |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 0 | Accident | 6 | Accident |
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | SurteesFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATSFord | | | – | |