| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi 25 | Ligier | 72 | 1:38:46.510 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Alan Jones 27 | Williams | 72 | 1:39:33.880 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann 28 | Williams | 72 | 1:40:10.630 | 4.00 |
| 4 | René Arnoux 16 | Renault | 71 | - | 3.00 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 | Tyrrell | 71 | - | 2.00 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve 2 | Ferrari | 71 | - | 1.00 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg 21 | Fittipaldi | 71 | - | - |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter 1 | Ferrari | 70 | - | - |
| 9 | Derek Daly 4 | Tyrrell | 70 | - | - |
| 10 | Elio De Angelis 12 | Lotus | 69 | Spun off | - |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite 26 | Ligier | 68 | - | - |
| 12 | Jan Lammers 9 | ATS | 64 | Engine | - |
| NC | John Watson 7 | McLaren | 61 | - | - |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese 29 | Arrows | 58 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Mario Andretti 11 | Lotus | 41 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler 22 | Alfa Romeo | 38 | Exhaust | - |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet 5 | Brabham | 32 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Alain Prost 8 | McLaren | 29 | Transmission | - |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi 20 | Fittipaldi | 16 | Electrical | - |
| DNF | Tiff Needell 14 | Ensign | 12 | Engine | - |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli 23 | Alfa Romeo | 11 | Suspension | - |
| DNF | Ricardo Zunino 6 | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 15 | Renault | 1 | Clutch | - |
| DNF | Jochen Mass 30 | Arrows | 1 | Spun off | - |
| DNQ | Geoffrey Lees 17 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | David Kennedy 18 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever 31 | Osella | - | - | - |