| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 45 | 1:24:48.830 | 2 | 9 1:24:48.830 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 45 | +2.910 | 6 | 6 +2.910 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 45 | +18.390 | 3 | 4 +18.390 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 45 | +31.200 | 5 | 3 +31.200 |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 45 | +1:37.800 | 12 | 2 +1:37.800 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 44 | +1 lap | 18 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees | TyrrellFord | 44 | +1 lap | 16 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | 9 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 44 | +1 lap | 8 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 44 | +1 lap | 20 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 43 | +2 laps | 21 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 4 | Engine |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 34 | Tyre | 19 | Tyre |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 30 | Suspension | 15 | Suspension |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | 29 | Engine | 17 | Engine |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 27 | Engine | 7 | Engine |
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | LigierFord | 24 | Tyre | 14 | Tyre |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 22 | Handling | 24 | Handling |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 16 | Transmission | 11 | Transmission |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 9 | Tyre | 10 | Tyre |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | Spun off | 1 | Spun off |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 4 | Electrical | 22 | Electrical |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 1 | Accident | 13 | Accident |
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | 0 | Suspension | 23 | Suspension |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |