| 1 | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 78 | 1h 36m 52.54s ( 198.262 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1h 37m 26.61s ( +34.07s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 25 | Didier PIRONI | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1h 37m 45.03s ( +52.49s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1h 37m 53.56s ( +1m 01.02s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 28 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 2.00 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 3 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Clay REGAZZONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | Ricardo ZUNINO | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 76 | | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 76 | | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | Geoff LEES | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 70 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 69 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 61 | Plattfuß | 0 |
| ab | 4 | Derek DALY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 61 | Plattfuß | 0 |
| ab | 21 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 58 | Unfall | 0 |
| nc | 22 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 53 | | 0 |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 34 | Getriebe | 0 |
| ab | 2 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 31 | Antrieb | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 14 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 10 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 31 | Eddie CHEEVER | Osella | Ford Cosworth | 8 | Unfall | 0 |
| ab | 12 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1 | Unfall | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| np | 8 | Alain PROST | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | | Unfall | 0 |
| nq | 9 | Marc SURER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | | Unfall | 0 |
| nq | 18 | David KENNEDY | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 9 | Jan LAMMERS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |