| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierFord | 45 | 1:22:59.730 | 5 | 9 1:22:59.730 |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 45 | +3.190 | 4 | 6 +3.190 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 45 | +43.530 | 1 | 4 +43.530 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 45 | +44.480 | 6 | 3 +44.480 |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 45 | +1:16.490 | 19 | 2 +1:16.490 |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 45 | +1:28.720 | 16 | 1 +1:28.720 |
| 7 | 11 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 45 | +1:33.010 | 9 | +1:33.010 |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | ArrowsFord | 45 | +1:47.750 | 17 | +1:47.750 |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 44 | +1 lap | 10 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 4 | Derek Daly | TyrrellFord | 44 | +1 lap | 22 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLarenFord | 44 | +1 lap | 14 | +1 lap |
| 12 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATSFord | 44 | +1 lap | 13 | +1 lap |
| 13 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | 21 | +1 lap |
| 14 | 14 | Jan Lammers | EnsignFord | 44 | +1 lap | 24 | +1 lap |
| 15 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | TyrrellFord | 44 | +1 lap | 23 | +1 lap |
| 16 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 43 | Wheel bearing | 11 | Wheel bearing |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 39 | Engine | 20 | Engine |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 27 | Engine | 2 | Engine |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 26 | Engine | 3 | Engine |
| DNF | 31 | Eddie Cheever | OsellaFord | 23 | Gearbox | 18 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 25 | Didier Pironi | LigierFord | 18 | Transmission | 7 | Transmission |
| DNF | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 18 | Brakes | 12 | Brakes |
| DNF | 21 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 8 | Wheel bearing | 8 | Wheel bearing |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 4 | Gearbox | 15 | Gearbox |
| DNQ | 50 | Rupert Keegan | WilliamsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 10 | Harald Ertl | ATSFord | | | – | |