| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 54 | 1:26:15.730 | 9 | |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 54 | +0.820s | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 54 | +19.360s | 4 | |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 54 | +42.020s | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 54 | +62.810s | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 54 | +62.810s | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | 54 | +93.410s | ||
| 8 | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 11 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 12 | 9 | Marc Surer | ATS | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 13 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | ||
| 15 | 50 | Rupert Keegan | Williams | 20 | 52 | +2 Laps | ||
| 16 | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | 52 | +2 Laps | ||
| R | 43 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 24 | 40 | Engine | ||
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 34 | Engine | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 28 | Wheel | ||
| R | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 13 | 25 | Handling | ||
| R | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 6 | 25 | Electrical | ||
| R | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 19 | 23 | Wheel bearing | ||
| R | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 10 | 12 | Brakes | ||
| R | 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 6 | Engine |