| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 40 | 1:07:04.540 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 40 | +1.480s | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 40 | +20.470s | 4 | |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 40 | +37.530s | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 40 | +40.390s | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 40 | +46.330s | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 40 | +48.480s | ||
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 40 | +55.240s | ||
| 9 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | 40 | +66.830s | ||
| 10 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | 40 | +69.110s | ||
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | +76.570s | ||
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 13 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| 14 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | ||
| N | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 33 | +7 Laps | ||
| R | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 28 | Engine | ||
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | 19 | Distributor | ||
| R | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 14 | Engine | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 6 | Engine | ||
| R | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 0 | Accident | ||
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 | Accident | ||
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | 0 | Accident | ||
| R | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | 0 | Accident | ||
| R | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | 0 | Accident |