| 1 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | WilliamsFord | 68 | 1:26:11.170 | 4 | 9 1:26:11.170 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 68 | +24.280 | 5 | 6 +24.280 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 67 | +1 lap | 16 | 4 +1 lap |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 67 | +1 lap | 7 | 3 +1 lap |
| 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 67 | +1 lap | 11 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | LigierFord | 67 | +1 lap | 17 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 66 | Out of fuel | 18 | Out of fuel |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | LotusFord | 66 | +2 laps | 8 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 66 | +2 laps | 24 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 66 | +2 laps | 15 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 17 | Jan Lammers | ShadowFord | 65 | +3 laps | 21 | +3 laps |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | ShadowFord | 65 | +3 laps | 12 | +3 laps |
| 13 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | EnsignFord | 65 | +3 laps | 23 | +3 laps |
| 14 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 63 | Fuel system | 13 | Fuel system |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 45 | Gearbox | 19 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | 44 | Fuel system | 14 | Fuel system |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 44 | Engine | 10 | Engine |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 38 | Water pump | 1 | Water pump |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 37 | Gearbox | 20 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 25 | Engine | 22 | Engine |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 21 | Turbo | 2 | Turbo |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 12 | Brakes | 6 | Brakes |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 3 | Wheel bearing | 9 | Wheel bearing |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1 | Spun off | 3 | Spun off |
| DNQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATSFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | | | – | |