| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 1:07:04.540 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | +1.480s | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +20.470s | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +37.530s | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | +40.390s | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | +46.330s | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | +48.480s | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +55.240s | |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | +1:06.830s | |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | +1:09.110s | |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | +1:16.570s | |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | DNF | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | DNF | |
| 17 | James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | DNF | |
| 18 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | DNF | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | DNF | |
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | DNF | |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | DNF | |
| 22 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | DNF | |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | DNF | |
| 24 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | DNF |