| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 78 | 1:36:52.540 | 2 | 9 1:36:52.540 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 78 | +34.070 | 4 | 6 +34.070 |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 78 | +52.490 | 5 | 4 +52.490 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 78 | +1:01.020 | 3 | 3 +1:01.020 |
| 5 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 77 | +1 lap | 6 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 77 | +1 lap | 19 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 77 | +1 lap | 13 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 77 | +1 lap | 18 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | EnsignFord | 77 | +1 lap | 20 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | BrabhamFord | 77 | +1 lap | 17 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 76 | +2 laps | 21 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 76 | +2 laps | 15 | +2 laps |
| 13 | 17 | Geoff Lees | ShadowFord | 70 | Suspension | 24 | Suspension |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 69 | Engine | 12 | Engine |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 61 | Puncture | 1 | Puncture |
| DNF | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 61 | Puncture | 16 | Puncture |
| DNF | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 58 | Accident | 23 | Accident |
| NC | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +25 laps | 7 | +25 laps |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 34 | Gearbox | 8 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 31 | Transmission | 10 | Transmission |
| DNF | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | Engine | 9 | Engine |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 10 | Spun off | 11 | Spun off |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 8 | Spun off | 22 | Spun off |
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 1 | Spun off | 14 | Spun off |
| DNS | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | | Accident | – | Accident |
| DNS | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | | Accident | – | Accident |
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy | ShadowFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATSFord | | | – | |