| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 1:55:34.365 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +1:13.629s | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +1:17.726s | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 15 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 19 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 11 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | Accident | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 13 | DNF | |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | DNF | |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Renault | 20 | DNF | |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 7 | DNF | |
| 14 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 17 | DNF | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 16 | DNF | |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | DNF | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | DNF | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | DNF | |
| 19 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 10 | DNF | |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 12 | DNF |