| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | 1:26:54.800 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | +40.650s | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | ||
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | ||
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | ||
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | ||
| 11 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | ||
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | ||
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | ||
| D | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | ||
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | ||
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | ||
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | ||
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | ||
| R | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | ||
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | ||
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | ||
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off |