| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Engine | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 77 | 1:32:08.401 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 8 | 77 | +14.946s | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 77 | +27.900s | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 77 | +32.113s | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 77 | +43.139s | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 77 | +50.993s | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 10 | 76 | +1 Lap | ||
| 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 76 | +1 Lap | ||
| 9 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 12 | 75 | +2 Laps | ||
| 10 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 20 | 75 | +2 Laps | ||
| 11 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 74 | +3 Laps | ||
| 12 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | 74 | +3 Laps | ||
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 73 | +4 Laps | ||
| 14 | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 24 | 73 | +4 Laps | ||
| 15 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | 72 | +5 Laps | ||
| 16 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 23 | 72 | +5 Laps | ||
| 17 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | 72 | +5 Laps | ||
| 18 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +6 Laps | ||
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 54 | Fuel system | ||
| R | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 14 | 43 | Accident | ||
| R | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 4 | 18 | Turbo | ||
| R | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 17 | 11 | Fuel system | ||
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Turbo | ||
| R | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 3 | Spun off | ||
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | 0 | Electrical | ||
| R | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 26 | 0 | Collision |