| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 7 | 1:39:59.530 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | +15.360s | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | +35.170s | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 10 | +46.490s | 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +1:04.310s | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | +1:05.850s | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 20 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | DNF | |
| 13 | James Hunt | Wolf | 9 | DNF | |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | DNF | |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | DNF | |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | DNF | |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | DNF | |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 18 | DNF | |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | DNF | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | DNF | |
| 21 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | DNF | |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 15 | DNF | |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 17 | DNF | |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 8 | DNF |