| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 76 | 1:54:23.380 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 76 | +39.910s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 76 | +89.240s | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 75 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 15 | 74 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | 74 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | 72 | +4 Laps | ||
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | Spun off | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | 52 | Engine | ||
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | 50 | Collision | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 50 | Collision | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | 45 | Engine | ||
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 33 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | 32 | Engine | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | 32 | Spun off | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | 29 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | 15 | Suspension | ||
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | 14 | Fuel system | ||
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | 0 | Collision | ||
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Collision |