| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 40 | 1:40:01.330 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 40 | +21.860s | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 40 | +66.110s | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 2 | 40 | +100.130s | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | 40 | +105.410s | 2 | |
| 6 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 12 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 13 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 14 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | 38 | +2 Laps | ||
| 15 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 38 | +2 Laps | ||
| 16 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 36 | Throttle | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 21 | 33 | Electrical | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 25 | Turbo | ||
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 14 | Suspension | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 13 | Electrical | ||
| R | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | 13 | Engine | ||
| R | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 8 | 10 | Engine | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 1 | Spun off | ||
| R | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 1 | Halfshaft |