| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 54 | 1:32:43.400 | 9 | |
| 2 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | 54 | +4.520s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 54 | +30.260s | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | 54 | +74.880s | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 54 | +76.150s | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 54 | +76.740s | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 17 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 11 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 20 | 52 | +2 Laps | ||
| 12 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 19 | 52 | +2 Laps | ||
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 50 | Engine | ||
| N | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 50 | +4 Laps | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 21 | 43 | Engine | ||
| R | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 11 | 26 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 25 | Handling | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 18 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 23 | 8 | Spun off | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 8 | Handling | ||
| R | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 6 | Transmission | ||
| R | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 3 | Clutch | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | 0 | Transmission | ||
| R | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | 0 | Clutch |