| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | 70 | 1:35:41.995 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 70 | +7.268s | 6 | |
| 3 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 68 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | 67 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 23 | 67 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | 66 | +4 Laps | ||
| 8 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 24 | 66 | +4 Laps | ||
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 17 | 66 | +4 Laps | ||
| D | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 4 | 70 | Disqualified | ||
| R | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | 13 | 60 | Spun off | ||
| R | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | 25 | 60 | Engine | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 59 | Spun off | ||
| R | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | 52 | Spun off | ||
| R | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 26 | 51 | Throttle | ||
| R | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 37 | Broken wing | ||
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 34 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 20 | 33 | Engine | ||
| R | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 5 | 29 | Engine | ||
| R | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 19 | 29 | Transmission | ||
| R | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 21 | 13 | Brakes | ||
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 9 | Clutch | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 7 | Turbo | ||
| R | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 12 | 0 | Clutch | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 0 | Collision | ||
| R | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | 0 | Collision | ||
| W | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | PL | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| W | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | PL | 0 | Accident |