| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 60 | 1:38:07.520 | 5 | 9 1:38:07.520 |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 60 | +28.930 | 6 | 6 +28.930 |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 60 | +1:13.670 | 3 | 4 +1:13.670 |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 59 | +1 lap | 18 | 3 +1 lap |
| 5 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 59 | +1 lap | 11 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 59 | +1 lap | 13 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | 59 | +1 lap | 24 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 59 | +1 lap | 16 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 59 | +1 lap | 20 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 58 | +2 laps | 1 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | WilliamsFord | 58 | +2 laps | 21 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 57 | +3 laps | 17 | +3 laps |
| 13 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 54 | Brakes | 12 | Brakes |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 53 | Gearbox | 2 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | 45 | Engine | 23 | Engine |
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 40 | Engine | 10 | Engine |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 38 | Engine | 7 | Engine |
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 33 | Accident | 22 | Accident |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 20 | Wheel bearing | 14 | Wheel bearing |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 18 | Suspension | 9 | Suspension |
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 17 | Accident | 15 | Accident |
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | Puncture | 8 | Puncture |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Puncture | 4 | Puncture |
| DNF | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 4 | Spun off | 19 | Spun off |
| DNQ | 43 | Nigel Mansell | LotusFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 30 | Manfred Winkelhock | ArrowsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 41 | Geoff Lees | EnsignFord | | | – | |