| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 70 | 1:39:59.530 | 7 | 9 1:39:59.530 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 70 | +15.360 | 1 | 6 +15.360 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 70 | +35.170 | 12 | 4 +35.170 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 70 | +46.490 | 10 | 3 +46.490 |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 70 | +1:04.310 | 16 | 2 +1:04.310 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 70 | +1:05.850 | 19 | 1 +1:05.850 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 6 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | 69 | +1 lap | 20 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 68 | +2 laps | 23 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 68 | +2 laps | 21 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 67 | +3 laps | 11 | +3 laps |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Depailler | LigierFord | 46 | Accident | 2 | Accident |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | WolfFord | 40 | Accident | 9 | Accident |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 39 | Electrical | 4 | Electrical |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 27 | Brakes | 5 | Brakes |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 23 | Engine | 3 | Engine |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 23 | Engine | 13 | Engine |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 22 | Turbo | 18 | Turbo |
| DNF | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 21 | Collision | 14 | Collision |
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 21 | Collision | 24 | Collision |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 17 | Spun off | 22 | Spun off |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 13 | Transmission | 15 | Transmission |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | Turbo | 17 | Turbo |
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 1 | Collision | 8 | Collision |
| DNQ | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | KauhsenFord | | | – | |