| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 76 | 1:34:49.228 | 3 | 9 1:34:49.228 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 76 | +11.010 | 5 | 6 +11.010 |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 76 | +13.290 | 4 | 4 +13.290 |
| 4 | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 75 | +1 lap | 10 | 3 +1 lap |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 75 | +1 lap | 11 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | 75 | +1 lap | 7 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 74 | +2 laps | 17 | +2 laps |
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 74 | +2 laps | 12 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 73 | +3 laps | 21 | +3 laps |
| 10 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 73 | +3 laps | 23 | +3 laps |
| 11 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | WilliamsFord | 73 | +3 laps | 18 | +3 laps |
| 12 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 72 | +4 laps | 22 | +4 laps |
| 13 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 69 | +7 laps | 24 | +7 laps |
| NC | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 67 | +9 laps | 16 | +9 laps |
| DNF | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 63 | Tyre | 1 | Tyre |
| DNF | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | 59 | Engine | 15 | Engine |
| DNF | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 57 | Gearbox | 9 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 42 | Spun off | 6 | Spun off |
| DNF | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 35 | Engine | 19 | Engine |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 30 | Tyre | 2 | Tyre |
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 27 | Engine | 8 | Engine |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 17 | Suspension | 20 | Suspension |
| DNF | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 16 | Suspension | 14 | Suspension |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | Engine | 13 | Engine |
| DNQ | 14 | Jan Lammers | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 43 | Desiré Wilson | WilliamsFord | | | – | |