| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 53 | 1:27:36.470 | 4 | 9 1:27:36.470 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +5.170 | 1 | 6 +5.170 |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 53 | +7.340 | 7 | 4 +7.340 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 53 | +12.040 | 6 | 3 +12.040 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 53 | +31.850 | 5 | 2 +31.850 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 53 | +1:31.140 | 12 | 1 +1:31.140 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 52 | +1 lap | 9 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLarenFord | 52 | +1 lap | 18 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 8 | +1 lap |
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | OsellaFord | 51 | +2 laps | 14 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 17 | Derek Daly | MarchFord | 47 | +6 laps | 19 | +6 laps |
| DNF | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 46 | Engine | 13 | Engine |
| DNF | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATSFord | 44 | Brakes | 21 | Brakes |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 43 | Engine | 10 | Engine |
| DNF | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | EnsignFord | 43 | Oil pressure | 20 | Oil pressure |
| DNF | 4 | Michele Alboreto | TyrrellFord | 40 | Gearbox | 22 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 35 | Fire | 16 | Fire |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 31 | Clutch | 15 | Clutch |
| DNF | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | ArrowsFord | 27 | Overheating | 24 | Overheating |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 26 | Suspension | 2 | Suspension |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | LigierMatra | 26 | Engine | 17 | Engine |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | LotusFord | 23 | Engine | 11 | Engine |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 3 | Accident |
| DNF | 33 | Marc Surer | TheodoreFord | 0 | Distributor | 23 | Distributor |
| DNQ | 3 | Eddie Cheever | TyrrellFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | TolemanHart | | | – | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | TolemanHart | | | – | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | OsellaFord | | | – | |