| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 59 | 1:34:36.050 | 5 | 9 1:34:36.050 |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 59 | +4.210 | 3 | 6 +4.210 |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 59 | +12.570 | 7 | 4 +12.570 |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 59 | +29.690 | 4 | 3 +29.690 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 58 | +1 lap | 12 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 58 | +1 lap | 11 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 58 | +1 lap | 6 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | 57 | +2 laps | 17 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | WilliamsFord | 57 | +2 laps | 15 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 57 | +2 laps | 14 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 56 | +3 laps | 23 | +3 laps |
| NC | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 50 | +9 laps | 9 | +9 laps |
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 49 | Accident | 18 | Accident |
| NC | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 40 | +19 laps | 22 | +19 laps |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 36 | Transmission | 24 | Transmission |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 31 | Electrical | 1 | Electrical |
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 25 | Spun off | 2 | Spun off |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 21 | Suspension | 16 | Suspension |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 20 | Engine | 8 | Engine |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 16 | Spun off | 20 | Spun off |
| DNF | 14 | Jan Lammers | EnsignFord | 16 | Steering | 25 | Steering |
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 15 | Suspension | 19 | Suspension |
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 3 | Spun off | 21 | Spun off |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | Accident | 10 | Accident |
| DNS | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | | Injury | 13 | Injury |
| DNQ | 43 | Mike Thackwell | TyrrellFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 51 | Geoff Lees | WilliamsFord | | | – | |