| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 63 | 1:44:33.134 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 63 | +2.990s | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 14 | 63 | +36.859s | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 13 | 63 | +50.761s | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | ||
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | 61 | +2 Laps | ||
| 9 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | 60 | +3 Laps | ||
| 10 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 19 | 57 | +6 Laps | ||
| D | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 63 | Disqualified | ||
| D | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 63 | Disqualified | ||
| R | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | 38 | Engine | ||
| R | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | 36 | Suspension | ||
| R | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | 34 | Physical | ||
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 29 | Spun off | ||
| R | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 5 | 22 | Collision | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 4 | 21 | Collision | ||
| R | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | 21 | Collision | ||
| R | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 21 | Collision | ||
| R | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 26 | 19 | Water leak | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 16 | Clutch | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 24 | 15 | Chassis | ||
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 14 | Chassis | ||
| R | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 20 | 12 | Spun off | ||
| R | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 17 | 11 | Spun off |