| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | LotusFord | 78 | 1:42:15.767 | 11 | 9 1:42:15.767 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 78 | +0.466 | 12 | 6 +0.466 |
| 3 | 2 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 78 | +4.442 | 10 | 4 +4.442 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 78 | +38.990 | 18 | 3 +38.990 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 78 | +1:09.220 | 14 | 2 +1:09.220 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 77 | +1 lap | 13 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 77 | +1 lap | 2 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATSFord | 77 | +1 lap | 17 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | 77 | +1 lap | 21 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 77 | +1 lap | 22 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLarenFord | 76 | +2 laps | 19 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | SurteesFord | 76 | +2 laps | 20 | +2 laps |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 63 | Engine | 7 | Engine |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 59 | Spun off | 5 | Spun off |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 56 | Accident | 4 | Accident |
| DNF | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 55 | Spun off | 9 | Spun off |
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 55 | Oil leak | 8 | Oil leak |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | SurteesFord | 52 | Engine | 23 | Engine |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 52 | Engine | 1 | Engine |
| DNF | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATSFord | 43 | Engine | 16 | Engine |
| DNF | 37 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 39 | Suspension | 26 | Suspension |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 38 | Engine | 6 | Engine |
| DNF | 32 | Keke Rosberg | TheodoreFord | 15 | Clutch | 24 | Clutch |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 8 | Transmission | 15 | Transmission |
| DNF | 24 | Eddie Cheever | HeskethFord | 8 | Oil leak | 25 | Oil leak |
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 5 | Engine | 3 | Engine |
| DNQ | 31 | René Arnoux | MartiniFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ShadowFord | | | – | |