| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 53 | 1:43:24.380 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 53 | +24.590s | 6 | |
| 3 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 13 | 53 | +78.640s | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | 53 | +83.480s | 3 | |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 16 | 51 | +2 Laps | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 46 | Engine | ||
| R | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 45 | Engine | ||
| N | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 15 | 44 | Not classified | ||
| N | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 37 | Not classified | ||
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 36 | Accident | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 30 | Engine | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 27 | Engine | ||
| R | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 21 | 27 | Heat shield fire | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 20 | Fuel system | ||
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 10 | 12 | Engine | ||
| R | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 7 | Suspension | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 5 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 3 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | 2 | Suspension | ||
| R | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | 1 | Engine | ||
| R | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | 1 | Collision |