| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | 1 | 9 1:35:20.420 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | +14.590 | 3 | 6 +14.590 |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 80 | +14.830 | 2 | 4 +14.830 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 80 | +36.610 | 7 | 3 +36.610 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 80 | +1:04.510 | 10 | 2 +1:04.510 |
| 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 80 | +1:05.510 | 9 | 1 +1:05.510 |
| 7 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 5 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 79 | +1 lap | 8 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | 79 | +1 lap | 16 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 78 | +2 laps | 20 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 78 | +2 laps | 15 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 78 | +2 laps | 23 | +2 laps |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 77 | +3 laps | 13 | +3 laps |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 77 | +3 laps | 19 | +3 laps |
| 15 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 75 | +5 laps | 22 | +5 laps |
| 16 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 75 | +5 laps | 24 | +5 laps |
| 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +5 laps | 17 | +5 laps |
| 18 | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 73 | +7 laps | 21 | +7 laps |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 71 | Suspension | 11 | Suspension |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 53 | Engine | 18 | Engine |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 52 | Accident | 4 | Accident |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 51 | Brakes | 12 | Brakes |
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | LigierFord | 45 | Engine | 14 | Engine |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 23 | Spun off | 6 | Spun off |
| DNS | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | | Tyre dispute | – | Tyre dispute |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |