| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 54 | 1:38:51.920 | 2 | 9 1:38:51.920 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | LotusFord | 54 | +2.930 | 5 | 6 +2.930 |
| 3 | 7 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 54 | +19.800 | 4 | 4 +19.800 |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 54 | +36.880 | 1 | 3 +36.880 |
| 5 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 54 | +41.810 | 14 | 2 +41.810 |
| 6 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 54 | +54.530 | 7 | 1 +54.530 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 54 | +54.740 | 10 | +54.740 |
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 54 | +1:24.880 | 12 | +1:24.880 |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 54 | +1:27.060 | 6 | +1:27.060 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 54 | +1:29.980 | 16 | +1:29.980 |
| 11 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ShadowFord | 53 | +1 lap | 20 | +1 lap |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 53 | +1 lap | 9 | +1 lap |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATSFord | 53 | +1 lap | 25 | +1 lap |
| 14 | 31 | René Arnoux | MartiniFord | 53 | +1 lap | 18 | +1 lap |
| 15 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | 53 | +1 lap | 21 | +1 lap |
| 16 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATSFord | 52 | +2 laps | 26 | +2 laps |
| 17 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | SurteesFord | 52 | +2 laps | 19 | +2 laps |
| 18 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 49 | +5 laps | 8 | +5 laps |
| DNF | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLarenFord | 45 | Engine | 24 | Engine |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 43 | Suspension | 15 | Suspension |
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | SurteesFord | 40 | Engine | 23 | Engine |
| DNF | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLarenFord | 28 | Engine | 22 | Engine |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 10 | Engine | 13 | Engine |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 10 | Engine | 3 | Engine |
| DNF | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | 4 | Electrical | 17 | Electrical |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Engine | 11 | Engine |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | | | – | |