| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 7 | 70 | 1:39:59.530 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 70 | +15.360s | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | 70 | +35.170s | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 10 | 70 | +46.490s | 3 | |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 70 | +64.310s | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | 70 | +65.850s | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | 69 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 20 | 69 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 68 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 68 | +2 Laps | ||
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 67 | +3 Laps | ||
| R | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 46 | Accident | ||
| R | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 9 | 40 | Accident | ||
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 39 | Electrical | ||
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 5 | 27 | Brakes | ||
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 23 | Engine | ||
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 13 | 23 | Engine | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 18 | 22 | Turbo | ||
| R | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 21 | Accident | ||
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 21 | Accident | ||
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 17 | Spun off | ||
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 15 | 13 | Transmission | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 17 | 13 | Turbo | ||
| R | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 8 | 1 | Accident |