| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 1 | 59 | 1:42:40.742 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 2 | 59 | +8.030s | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | +62.324s | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 17 | 59 | +62.458s | 3 | |
| 5 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 6 | 59 | +67.978s | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | John Watson | Penske | 8 | 59 | +68.190s | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | 58 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | 58 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 12 | 25 | Alex Ribeiro | Hesketh | 22 | 57 | +2 Laps | ||
| 13 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 21 | 54 | +5 Laps | ||
| 14 | 21 | Warwick Brown | Wolf | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | ||
| N | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees | 26 | 48 | Not classified | ||
| R | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 9 | 45 | Engine | ||
| R | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 12 | 34 | Tyre | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 34 | Tyre | ||
| R | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | 31 | Collision | ||
| R | 7 | Larry Perkins | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 30 | Suspension | ||
| R | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Suspension | ||
| R | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 19 | 14 | Accident | ||
| R | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | Engine | ||
| R | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 12 | Suspension | ||
| R | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf | 25 | 9 | Accident | ||
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 7 | 7 | Fuel pipe |