| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 80 | 1:50:19.400 | 9 | |
| 2 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 80 | +49.212s | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 80 | +78.563s | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 9 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 78 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 71 | +9 Laps | ||
| R | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 22 | 58 | Overheating | ||
| R | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 23 | 50 | Accident | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 49 | Accident | ||
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 47 | Accident | ||
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 46 | Transmission | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 40 | Suspension | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 36 | Puncture | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | 11 | Transmission | ||
| R | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 3 | Transmission | ||
| R | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | 3 | Accident | ||
| R | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | 3 | Accident | ||
| R | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 4 | 0 | Transmission | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Accident | ||
| R | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | 0 | Accident |