| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 1:50:19.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | +49.212s | 6 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | +1:18.563s | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 9 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 14 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | +9 laps | |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 22 | DNF | |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 23 | DNF | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | DNF | |
| 14 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | DNF | |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | DNF | |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 3 | DNF | |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | DNF | |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | DNF | |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | DNF | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | DNF | |
| 21 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | DNF | |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 4 | DNF | |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | DNF | |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 18 | DNF |