| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 62 | 2:00:23.660 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 62 | +4.440s | 6 | |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 62 | +63.080s | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | 62 | +77.030s | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 62 | +86.420s | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 62 | +86.830s | 1 | |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | 62 | +90.250s | ||
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 61 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | ||
| 11 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | ||
| 12 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 60 | +2 Laps | ||
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 57 | +5 Laps | ||
| N | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 49 | Not classified | ||
| N | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 40 | Not classified | ||
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | Turbo | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 22 | Spun off | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 20 | Collision | ||
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 20 | Accident | ||
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 19 | Collision | ||
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | 9 | Engine | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | ||
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 | Collision | ||
| R | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | 0 | Collision | ||
| W | 14 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | PL | 0 | Withdrew |