| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:06.892 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +1.080s | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 3 | 72 | +73.656s | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 17 | 68 | +4 Laps | ||
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 67 | +5 Laps | ||
| 9 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 67 | +5 Laps | ||
| 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 66 | Out of fuel | ||
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 61 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | Fuel system | ||
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 16 | 47 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 33 | Engine | ||
| R | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 28 | Engine | ||
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 22 | 26 | Chassis | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 24 | Brakes | ||
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 23 | 24 | Ignition | ||
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Spun off | ||
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 19 | Engine | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 14 | Accident | ||
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 14 | Accident | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 10 | Engine | ||
| W | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | PL | 0 | Withdrew |