| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 80 | 1:46:35.010 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 80 | +0.220s | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 4 | 80 | +0.580s | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 80 | +1.010s | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 80 | +1.240s | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 80 | +28.580s | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 80 | +56.580s | ||
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 80 | +60.800s | ||
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 17 | 80 | +67.080s | ||
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 80 | +73.650s | ||
| 11 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | 79 | +1 Lap | ||
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | ||
| 13 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | 78 | +2 Laps | ||
| 14 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 77 | +3 Laps | ||
| 15 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 13 | 76 | +4 Laps | ||
| 16 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | ||
| N | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 20 | 62 | Not classified | ||
| R | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 19 | 51 | Brakes | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 18 | 46 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 23 | 43 | Ignition | ||
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 43 | Accident | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 28 | Spun off | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 21 | Brakes | ||
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 9 | Accident |