| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 75 | 1:55:14.660 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 75 | +22.450s | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 75 | +32.290s | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 75 | +33.530s | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | 75 | +68.060s | 2 | |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 75 | +68.770s | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 74 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 71 | +4 Laps | ||
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 69 | +6 Laps | ||
| R | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 62 | Accident | ||
| R | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | 56 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 43 | Handling | ||
| R | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | 38 | Driver unwell | ||
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 29 | Oil leak | ||
| R | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | 27 | Brakes | ||
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | 24 | Accident | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 13 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | 8 | Transmission |