| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 2 | 9 1:27:38.010 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +36.050 | 5 | 6 +36.050 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 54 | +46.770 | 8 | 4 +46.770 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 54 | +47.210 | 9 | 3 +47.210 |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 54 | +48.920 | 6 | 2 +48.920 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +1 lap | 1 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 53 | +1 lap | 10 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 53 | +1 lap | 11 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 53 | +1 lap | 16 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 53 | +1 lap | 14 | +1 lap |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 45 | Engine | 4 | Engine |
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | EnsignFord | 42 | Suspension | 24 | Suspension |
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 34 | Engine | 22 | Engine |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 34 | Suspension | 13 | Suspension |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 32 | Engine | 7 | Engine |
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | 28 | Engine | 18 | Engine |
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | LigierFord | 26 | Engine | 21 | Engine |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 22 | Handling | 17 | Handling |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 16 | Gearbox | 3 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 15 | Brakes | 19 | Brakes |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | 15 | Electrical | 12 | Electrical |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 3 | Accident | 23 | Accident |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 1 | Engine | 20 | Engine |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 0 | Clutch | 15 | Clutch |
| DNQ | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |