| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 80 | 1:35:48.130 | 3 | 9 1:35:48.130 |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 80 | +2.290 | 2 | 6 +2.290 |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 80 | +24.220 | 4 | 4 +24.220 |
| 4 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 80 | +42.300 | 1 | 3 +42.300 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 14 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 79 | +1 lap | 8 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | LotusFord | 79 | +1 lap | 13 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +1 lap | 10 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | BrabhamFord | 78 | +2 laps | 15 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 78 | +2 laps | 7 | +2 laps |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLarenFord | 78 | +2 laps | 5 | +2 laps |
| 12 | 33 | Marc Surer | TheodoreFord | 78 | +2 laps | 21 | +2 laps |
| 13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | TyrrellFord | 77 | +3 laps | 19 | +3 laps |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 77 | +3 laps | 18 | +3 laps |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +3 laps | 12 | +3 laps |
| 16 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | TyrrellFord | 77 | +3 laps | 23 | +3 laps |
| 17 | 1 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 76 | +4 laps | 9 | +4 laps |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 57 | Suspension | 6 | Suspension |
| DNF | 17 | Derek Daly | MarchFord | 55 | Engine | 20 | Engine |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 41 | Electrical | 11 | Electrical |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | LigierMatra | 30 | Wheel bearing | 16 | Wheel bearing |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | FittipaldiFord | 11 | Suspension | 17 | Suspension |
| DNF | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | EnsignFord | 6 | Suspension | 22 | Suspension |
| DNS | 21 | Chico Serra | FittipaldiFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | ArrowsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | TolemanHart | | | – | |
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATSFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | OsellaFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | TolemanHart | | | – | |