| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 59 | 1:34:36.050 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 59 | +4.210s | 6 | |
| 3 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | 59 | +12.570s | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 4 | 59 | +29.690s | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 12 | 58 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 17 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 9 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 11 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | 56 | +3 Laps | ||
| N | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 50 | +9 Laps | ||
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 18 | 49 | Accident | ||
| N | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Not classified | ||
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | 36 | Transmission | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 31 | Electrical | ||
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 25 | Spun off | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 8 | 20 | Engine | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 16 | 20 | Suspension | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | 16 | Spun off | ||
| R | 14 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 25 | 16 | Steering | ||
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 15 | Suspension | ||
| R | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 21 | 3 | Spun off | ||
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 2 | Accident | ||
| W | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | 0 | Withdrew |