| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41:49.960 | 3 | 9 1:41:49.960 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 78 | +3.420 | 2 | 6 +3.420 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 78 | +22.110 | 9 | 4 +22.110 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 78 | +27.880 | 8 | 3 +27.880 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 78 | +1:06.970 | 11 | 2 +1:06.970 |
| 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | 4 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 77 | +1 lap | 12 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 20 | James Hunt | WolfFord | 77 | +1 lap | 13 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 76 | +2 laps | 22 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 75 | +3 laps | 17 | +3 laps |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 75 | +3 laps | 16 | +3 laps |
| 12 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 74 | +4 laps | 20 | +4 laps |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 74 | +4 laps | 18 | +4 laps |
| 14 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 71 | Engine | 23 | Engine |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 67 | Tyre | 10 | Tyre |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 63 | Suspension | 19 | Suspension |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 61 | Ignition | 14 | Ignition |
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | 57 | Accident | 24 | Accident |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 47 | Engine | 1 | Engine |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 45 | Accident | 6 | Accident |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 25 | Throttle | 7 | Throttle |
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 16 | Accident | 15 | Accident |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler | LigierFord | 4 | Accident | 5 | Accident |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 2 | Accident | 21 | Accident |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |