| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 53 | 1:27:36.470 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +5.170s | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 53 | +7.340s | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 53 | +12.040s | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 53 | +31.850s | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 53 | +91.140s | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | ||
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | ||
| 11 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 47 | +6 Laps | ||
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 46 | Engine | ||
| R | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 44 | Brakes | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 43 | Engine | ||
| R | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 20 | 43 | Oil pressure | ||
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 40 | Gearbox | ||
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 35 | Heat shield fire | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 32 | Clutch | ||
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 27 | Overheating | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 26 | Suspension | ||
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 26 | Engine | ||
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 23 | Engine | ||
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | Accident | ||
| R | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 23 | 0 | Distributor |