| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 1:40:01.330 | 9 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | +21.860s | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | +1:06.110s | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 2 | +1:40.130s | 3 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 13 | +1:45.410s | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | ATS | 20 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 16 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Throttle | |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 21 | DNF | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | DNF | |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | DNF | |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | DNF | |
| 21 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 12 | DNF | |
| 22 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 8 | DNF | |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | DNF | |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | DNF |