| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 45 | 1:23:59.730 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 45 | +3.190s | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 45 | +43.530s | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 45 | +44.480s | 3 | |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 45 | +76.490s | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 | 45 | +88.720s | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 45 | +93.010s | ||
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | 45 | +107.750s | ||
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 11 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 14 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 12 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 13 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 13 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 21 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 14 | 14 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 24 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 15 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 23 | 44 | +1 Lap | ||
| 16 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 43 | Wheel bearing | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 20 | 39 | Engine | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 27 | Engine | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | 26 | Engine | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 18 | 23 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | 18 | Transmission | ||
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | 18 | Brakes | ||
| R | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | 8 | Wheel bearing | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 4 | Gearbox |