| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 45 | 1:24:48.830 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 45 | +2.910s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 45 | +18.390s | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 45 | +31.200s | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 45 | +97.800s | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 44 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | 43 | +2 Laps | ||
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 42 | Engine | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 34 | Tyre | ||
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 30 | Suspension | ||
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | 29 | Engine | ||
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 27 | Engine | ||
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 24 | Tyre | ||
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 22 | Handling | ||
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 16 | Transmission | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 9 | Tyre | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 7 | Spun off | ||
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 4 | Electrical | ||
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | Accident | ||
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | 0 | Suspension |