| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Alberto COLOMBO | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 | Michelin |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS20 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR5 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 22 | Jacky ICKX | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 23 | Bernard de DRYVER | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 24 | Derek DALY | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Hesketh | 308E | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS7/9 | Matra | MS76 V12 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 29 | Patrick NEVE | Privé | March | 781S | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 31 | René ARNOUX | Automobiles Martini | Martini | MK23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Theodore | TR1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 33 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | FA1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |