| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 75 | 1:41:19.775 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 75 | +21.783s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 75 | +63.253s | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 73 | +2 Laps | ||
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 51 | Suspension | ||
| R | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 49 | Tyre | ||
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 40 | Transmission | ||
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 8 | 33 | Engine | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 4 | 26 | Clutch | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 22 | Engine | ||
| R | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 20 | Spun off | ||
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | 19 | Transmission | ||
| R | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 12 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 9 | Suspension | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 7 | Brakes | ||
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 6 | Engine | ||
| W | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | 4 | Withdrew | ||
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | 2 | Electrical | ||
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | Suspension | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 1 | Suspension | ||
| R | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 0 | Accident |