| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet 5 | Brabham | 80 | 1:50:18.550 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese 29 | Arrows | 80 | 1:51:07.760 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi 20 | Fittipaldi | 80 | 1:51:37.110 | 4.00 |
| 4 | John Watson 7 | McLaren | 79 | - | 3.00 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter 1 | Ferrari | 79 | - | 2.00 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi 25 | Ligier | 79 | - | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass 30 | Arrows | 79 | - | - |
| 8 | Derek Daly 4 | Tyrrell | 79 | - | - |
| 9 | René Arnoux 16 | Renault | 78 | - | - |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 15 | Renault | 71 | - | - |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg 21 | Fittipaldi | 58 | Overheating | - |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni 14 | Ensign | 50 | Accident | - |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli 23 | Alfa Romeo | 49 | Collision | - |
| DNF | Alan Jones 27 | Williams | 47 | Collision | - |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve 2 | Ferrari | 46 | Transmission | - |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler 22 | Alfa Romeo | 40 | Suspension | - |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite 26 | Ligier | 36 | Puncture | - |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever 31 | Osella | 11 | Transmission | - |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann 28 | Williams | 3 | Transmission | - |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 | Tyrrell | 3 | Accident | - |
| DNF | Elio De Angelis 12 | Lotus | 3 | Accident | - |
| DNF | Ricardo Zunino 6 | Brabham | - | Accident | - |
| DNF | Mario Andretti 11 | Lotus | - | Accident | - |
| DNF | Jan Lammers 9 | ATS | - | Transmission | - |
| DNQ | David Kennedy 18 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Geoffrey Lees 17 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Stephen South 8 | McLaren | - | - | - |
