| 1 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 53 | 1h 27m 36.47s ( 215.683 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 53 | 1h 27m 41.64s ( +05.17s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 27m 43.81s ( +07.34s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 27m 48.51s ( +12.04s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 28m 08.32s ( +31.85s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 29m 07.61s ( +1m 31.14s ) | 1.00 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 52 | | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Andrea De CESARIS | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 52 | | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | Didier PIRONI | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Osella | Ford Cosworth | 51 | | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Derek DALY | March | Ford Cosworth | 47 | | 0 |
| ab | 22 | Mario ANDRETTI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 46 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 9 | Slim BORGUDD | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 44 | Bremsen | 0 |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 43 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 14 | Eliseo SALAZAR | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 43 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 4 | Michele ALBORETO | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 40 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 35 | Feuer | 0 |
| ab | 6 | Hector REBAQUE | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 31 | Kupplung | 0 |
| ab | 30 | Siegfried STOHR | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 27 | Überhitzung | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Alain PROST | Renault | Renault | 26 | Aufhängung | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Patrick TAMBAY | Ligier | Matra | 26 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 12 | Nigel MANSELL | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 23 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 27 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 11 | Unfall | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| np | 33 | Marc SURER | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | tf | Motor | 0 |
| nq | 3 | Eddie CHEEVER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 36 | Derek WARWICK | Toleman | Hart | | | 0 |
| nq | 35 | Brian HENTON | Toleman | Hart | | | 0 |
| nq | 31 | Beppe GABBIANI | Osella | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| f | 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | | Unabkömmliche Auto | 0 |
| f | 21 | Chico SERRA | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | | Unabkömmliche Auto | 0 |