| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux 16 | Renault | 40 | 1:40:01.330 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Elio De Angelis 12 | Lotus | 40 | 1:40:23.190 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Alan Jones 27 | Williams | 40 | 1:41:07.440 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi 25 | Ligier | 40 | 1:41:41.460 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Alain Prost 8 | McLaren | 40 | 1:42:26.740 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese 29 | Arrows | 39 | - | 1.00 |
| 7 | Marc Surer 9 | ATS | 39 | - | - |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino 6 | Brabham | 39 | - | - |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg 21 | Fittipaldi | 39 | - | - |
| 10 | Jochen Mass 30 | Arrows | 39 | - | - |
| 11 | John Watson 7 | McLaren | 39 | - | - |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 | Tyrrell | 39 | - | - |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli 23 | Alfa Romeo | 39 | - | - |
| 14 | Derek Daly 4 | Tyrrell | 38 | - | - |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi 20 | Fittipaldi | 38 | - | - |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve 2 | Ferrari | 36 | Throttle | - |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler 22 | Alfa Romeo | 33 | Electrical | - |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 15 | Renault | 25 | Turbo | - |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet 5 | Brabham | 14 | Suspension | - |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni 14 | Ensign | 13 | Engine | - |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite 26 | Ligier | 13 | Electrical | - |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter 1 | Ferrari | 10 | Engine | - |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann 28 | Williams | 1 | Halfshaft | - |
| DNF | Mario Andretti 11 | Lotus | 1 | Spun off | - |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers 10 | ATS | - | - | - |
| DNQ | David Kennedy 18 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson 17 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever 31 | Osella | - | - | - |
