| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 72 | 1:38:13.830 | 5 | 9 1:38:13.830 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 72 | +12.930 | 1 | 6 +12.930 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 72 | +13.430 | 6 | 4 +13.430 |
| 4 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 72 | +15.290 | 3 | 3 +15.290 |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 72 | +1:00.020 | 17 | 2 +1:00.020 |
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | 72 | +1:22.620 | 18 | 1 +1:22.620 |
| 7 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 71 | +1 lap | 7 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 70 | Out of fuel | 10 | Out of fuel |
| 9 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | 12 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | 69 | +3 laps | 20 | +3 laps |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 69 | +3 laps | 4 | +3 laps |
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 60 | Brakes | 23 | Brakes |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 58 | Accident | 8 | Accident |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 38 | Engine | 19 | Engine |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 29 | Engine | 14 | Engine |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 23 | Handling | 2 | Handling |
| DNF | 41 | Geoff Lees | EnsignFord | 21 | Accident | 24 | Accident |
| DNF | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 21 | Accident | 22 | Accident |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 18 | Engine | 9 | Engine |
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 16 | Brakes | 21 | Brakes |
| DNF | 43 | Nigel Mansell | LotusFord | 15 | Brakes | 16 | Brakes |
| DNF | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 2 | Accident | 15 | Accident |
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 2 | Accident | 11 | Accident |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 1 | Gearbox | 13 | Gearbox |
| DNQ | 50 | Rupert Keegan | WilliamsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 30 | Mike Thackwell | ArrowsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | | | – | |
| DNS | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | | | – | |