| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 1:23:59.730 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | +3.190s | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | +43.530s | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | +44.480s | 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | +1:16.490s | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 | +1:28.720s | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | +1:33.010s | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | +1:47.750s | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 14 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Marc Surer | ATS | 13 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 21 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Ensign | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | Wheel bearing | |
| 17 | John Watson | McLaren | 20 | DNF | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | DNF | |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | DNF | |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 18 | DNF | |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 7 | DNF | |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | DNF | |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 8 | DNF | |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | DNF |