| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 63 | 1:44:33.134 | 1 | 9 1:44:33.134 |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLarenFord | 63 | +2.990 | 12 | 6 +2.990 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | LotusFord | 63 | +36.860 | 14 | 4 +36.860 |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | TyrrellFord | 63 | +50.760 | 13 | 3 +50.760 |
| 5 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATSFord | 62 | +1 lap | 15 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 62 | +1 lap | 8 | 1 +1 lap |
| 7 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | TyrrellFord | 61 | +2 laps | 21 | +2 laps |
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | MarchFord | 61 | +2 laps | 22 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | OsellaFord | 60 | +3 laps | 23 | +3 laps |
| 10 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | ArrowsFord | 57 | +6 laps | 19 | +6 laps |
| DSQ | 1 | Nelson Piquet | BrabhamFord | 63 | Car underweight | 7 | Car underweight |
| DSQ | 6 | Keke Rosberg | WilliamsFord | 63 | Car underweight | 3 | Car underweight |
| DNF | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATSFord | 38 | Engine | 18 | Engine |
| DNF | 20 | Chico Serra | FittipaldiFord | 36 | Suspension | 25 | Suspension |
| DNF | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | BrabhamFord | 34 | Physical | 9 | Physical |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 29 | Accident | 2 | Accident |
| DNF | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLarenFord | 22 | Collision | 5 | Collision |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 21 | Collision | 4 | Collision |
| DNF | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | WilliamsFord | 21 | Collision | 6 | Collision |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | LotusFord | 21 | Collision | 11 | Collision |
| DNF | 25 | Eddie Cheever | LigierMatra | 19 | Water leak | 26 | Water leak |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Clutch | 16 | Clutch |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 15 | Chassis | 24 | Chassis |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 14 | Chassis | 10 | Chassis |
| DNF | 33 | Derek Daly | TheodoreFord | 12 | Spun off | 20 | Spun off |
| DNF | 18 | Raul Boesel | MarchFord | 11 | Spun off | 17 | Spun off |
| DNQ | 36 | Teo Fabi | TolemanHart | | | – | |
| DNQ | 29 | Brian Henton | ArrowsFord | | | – | |
| DNQ | 35 | Derek Warwick | TolemanHart | | | – | |
| DNQ | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | EnsignFord | | | – | |
| DNPQ | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | OsellaFord | | | – | |