| 1 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | 1h 52m 17.734s ( 171.333 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 59 | 1h 53m 06.521s ( +48.787s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1h 53m 10.933s ( +53.199s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1h 53m 48.246s ( +1m 30.512s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 59 | 1h 53m 58.993s ( +1m 41.259s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 58 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 54 | | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 53 | Antrieb | 0 |
| ab | 33 | Derek DALY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 52 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 48 | Plattfuß | 0 |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 44 | Aufhängung | 0 |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 36 | Rad verloren | 0 |
| ab | 22 | Marc SURER | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 32 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 29 | Zusammenstoß | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 25 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 24 | Zündverteiler | 0 |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 20 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 20 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 18 | Dreher | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 16 | Getriebe | 0 |
| ab | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 6 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 3 | Dreher | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Jacky ICKX | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 2 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 35 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Unfall | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 36 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | | | 0 |
| nq | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Rebaque | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 19 | Alex RIBEIRO | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |