| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | 1:50:25.400 | 1 | 9 1:50:25.400 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 80 | +29.380 | 3 | 6 +29.380 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 80 | +59.690 | 10 | 4 +59.690 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 80 | +1:04.330 | 6 | 3 +1:04.330 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | LigierFord | 80 | +1:23.520 | 4 | 2 +1:23.520 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 79 | +1 lap | 7 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 78 | +2 laps | 20 | +2 laps |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 78 | +2 laps | 12 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 78 | +2 laps | 13 | +2 laps |
| DSQ | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 72 | Push start | 17 | Push start |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 71 | Accident | 23 | Accident |
| DNF | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 69 | Accident | 24 | Accident |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 62 | Injection | 18 | Injection |
| DSQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | 49 | Push start | 21 | Push start |
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 48 | Engine | 15 | Engine |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 47 | Suspension | 14 | Suspension |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 40 | Brakes | 9 | Brakes |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 21 | Transmission | 2 | Transmission |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 19 | Transmission | 16 | Transmission |
| DNF | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 13 | Engine | 22 | Engine |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 8 | Brakes | 5 | Brakes |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | WolfFord | 0 | Transmission | 8 | Transmission |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 11 | Accident |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 0 | Collision | 19 | Collision |
| DNS | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | | Injury in practice | – | Injury in practice |
| DNS | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | | Withdrew | – | Withdrew |