| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 53 | 1:36:03.210 | 1 | 9 1:36:03.210 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 53 | +14.940 | 3 | 6 +14.940 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 53 | +1:28.810 | 6 | 4 +1:28.810 |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | LigierFord | 53 | +1:41.720 | 2 | 3 +1:41.720 |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 52 | +1 lap | 7 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 52 | +1 lap | 11 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 52 | +1 lap | 16 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 51 | +2 laps | 14 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 51 | +2 laps | 15 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 51 | +2 laps | 17 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 51 | +2 laps | 24 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 48 | Engine | 10 | Engine |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 46 | Suspension | 19 | Suspension |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 42 | Transmission | 21 | Transmission |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | WolfFord | 41 | Electrical | 18 | Electrical |
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 15 | Engine | 4 | Engine |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 15 | Engine | 12 | Engine |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 8 | Fuel system | 23 | Fuel system |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | Engine | 25 | Engine |
| DNF | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 5 | Collision |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 0 | Collision | 8 | Collision |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 0 | Collision | 9 | Collision |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 20 | Collision |
| DNF | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 0 | Collision | 22 | Collision |
| DNS | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | | Accident | 13 | Accident |
| DNS | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | | Car not ready | – | Car not ready |