| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | +36.050s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 54 | +46.770s | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 54 | +47.210s | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 54 | +48.920s | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 45 | Engine | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 42 | Suspension | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 34 | Suspension | ||
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 34 | Engine | ||
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 32 | Engine | ||
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 28 | Engine | ||
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 26 | Engine | ||
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | 22 | Handling | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 16 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 15 | Electrical | ||
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | 15 | Brakes | ||
| R | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 3 | Accident | ||
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 1 | Engine | ||
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Clutch |