| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | 1:34:32.740 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 53 | +26.610s | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 53 | +49.980s | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 53 | +67.880s | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 53 | +91.850s | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 51 | Out of fuel | ||
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 51 | +2 Laps | ||
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 23 | 51 | +2 Laps | ||
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 51 | +2 Laps | ||
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 40 | Transmission | ||
| R | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 14 | 36 | Oil leak | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 36 | Transmission | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 32 | Electrical | ||
| R | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | 28 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | 19 | Handling | ||
| R | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 16 | 14 | Engine | ||
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | 4 | Fuel system | ||
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 3 | Engine | ||
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | Engine | ||
| R | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Clutch |