| 1 | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 72 | 1:38:46.510 | 2 | 9 1:38:46.510 |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 72 | +47.370 | 1 | 6 +47.370 |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 72 | +1:24.120 | 4 | 4 +1:24.120 |
| 4 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 71 | +1 lap | 6 | 3 +1 lap |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 71 | +1 lap | 9 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 71 | +1 lap | 12 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 71 | +1 lap | 21 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | 14 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 70 | +2 laps | 11 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 69 | Spun off | 8 | Spun off |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 68 | +4 laps | 3 | +4 laps |
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATSFord | 64 | Engine | 15 | Engine |
| NC | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 61 | +11 laps | 20 | +11 laps |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 58 | Spun off | 16 | Spun off |
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 41 | Gearbox | 17 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 38 | Exhaust | 10 | Exhaust |
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 32 | Spun off | 7 | Spun off |
| DNF | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | 29 | Transmission | 19 | Transmission |
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 16 | Electrical | 24 | Electrical |
| DNF | 14 | Tiff Needell | EnsignFord | 12 | Engine | 23 | Engine |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 11 | Suspension | 18 | Suspension |
| DNF | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | BrabhamFord | 5 | Gearbox | 22 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Clutch | 5 | Clutch |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 1 | Spun off | 13 | Spun off |
| DNQ | 17 | Geoff Lees | ShadowFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy | ShadowFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | | | – | |