| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 54 | 1:32:43.420 | 4 | 9 1:32:43.420 |
| 2 | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 54 | +4.520 | 3 | 6 +4.520 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 54 | +30.260 | 1 | 4 +30.260 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 54 | +1:14.880 | 8 | 3 +1:14.880 |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 54 | +1:16.150 | 2 | 2 +1:16.150 |
| 6 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 54 | +1:16.740 | 5 | 1 +1:16.740 |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 53 | +1 lap | 13 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 53 | +1 lap | 17 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 53 | +1 lap | 18 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 53 | +1 lap | 15 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 52 | +2 laps | 20 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 52 | +2 laps | 19 | +2 laps |
| 13 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 50 | Engine | 24 | Engine |
| 14 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 50 | +4 laps | 16 | +4 laps |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 43 | Engine | 21 | Engine |
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | 26 | Gearbox | 11 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 25 | Handling | 10 | Handling |
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 18 | Gearbox | 12 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 8 | Spun off | 23 | Spun off |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Handling | 9 | Handling |
| DNF | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | 6 | Transmission | 7 | Transmission |
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 3 | Clutch | 14 | Clutch |
| DNF | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | BrabhamFord | 0 | Clutch | 22 | Clutch |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | Transmission | 6 | Transmission |
| DNQ | 17 | Geoff Lees | ShadowFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 18 | David Kennedy | ShadowFord | | | – | |