| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 76 | 1:34:49.228 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 76 | +11.007s | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 76 | +13.285s | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 10 | 75 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 75 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 75 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 17 | 74 | +2 Laps | ||
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 74 | Engine | ||
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 21 | 73 | +3 Laps | ||
| 10 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | 73 | +3 Laps | ||
| 11 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 18 | 73 | +3 Laps | ||
| 12 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 72 | +4 Laps | ||
| 13 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | 69 | +7 Laps | ||
| N | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 67 | Not classified | ||
| R | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | 63 | Tyre | ||
| R | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 15 | 59 | Engine | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 57 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 42 | Spun off | ||
| R | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 19 | 35 | Engine | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 30 | Tyre | ||
| R | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 27 | Engine | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 20 | 17 | Suspension | ||
| R | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 16 | Suspension | ||
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 4 | Engine |