| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 2 | 72 | 1:38:47.400 | 9 | |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 72 | +47.370s | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 72 | +84.120s | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 21 | 71 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | ||
| 9 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 70 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 69 | Spun off | ||
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 68 | +4 Laps | ||
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 15 | 64 | Engine | ||
| N | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 20 | 61 | Not classified | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 58 | Spun off | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 41 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 38 | Exhaust | ||
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 32 | Spun off | ||
| R | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 19 | 29 | Transmission | ||
| R | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 16 | Electrical | ||
| R | 14 | Tiff Needell | Ensign | 23 | 12 | Engine | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 11 | Suspension | ||
| R | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 22 | 5 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | 1 | Spun off | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 5 | 1 | Clutch |