| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 60 | 1:38:07.520 | 9 | |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 60 | +28.930s | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 60 | +73.670s | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 13 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 24 | 59 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 59 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 | 59 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 58 | +2 Laps | ||
| 11 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 21 | 58 | +2 Laps | ||
| 12 | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 17 | 57 | +3 Laps | ||
| 13 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | 54 | Brakes | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 53 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 23 | 45 | Engine | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 40 | Engine | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 38 | Engine | ||
| R | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | 33 | Accident | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 20 | Wheel bearing | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 9 | 18 | Suspension | ||
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 17 | Accident | ||
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 5 | Puncture | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 5 | Puncture | ||
| R | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 4 | Spun off |