| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 2:01:25.200 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +6.230s | 6 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | +1:50.270s | 4 |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | Engine | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | DNF | |
| 14 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | DNF | |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 5 | DNF | |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | DNF | |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | DNF | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | DNF | |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | DNF | |
| 20 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | DNF | |
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | DNF | |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | DNF | |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | DNF | |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | DNF |