| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 63 | 2:01:25.200 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 63 | +6.230s | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 63 | +110.270s | 4 | |
| 4 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 62 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | 61 | +2 Laps | ||
| 9 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 60 | +3 Laps | ||
| 11 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 59 | +4 Laps | ||
| 12 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 56 | Engine | ||
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 13 | 51 | Spun off | ||
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 48 | Collision | ||
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 5 | 45 | Collision | ||
| R | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 40 | Spun off | ||
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 35 | Spun off | ||
| R | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | 26 | Collision | ||
| R | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 24 | Handling | ||
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 24 | Ignition | ||
| R | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 8 | Spun off | ||
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 17 | 6 | Spun off | ||
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 6 | Spun off | ||
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision |