| 1 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 36m 03.21s ( 197.580 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 36m 18.15s ( +14.94s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 37m 32.02s ( +1m 28.81s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 37m 44.93s ( +1m 41.72s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 52 | | 2.00 |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 52 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 52 | | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 51 | | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 51 | | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 51 | | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 51 | | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 48 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 46 | Suspension | 0 |
| ab | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 42 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 20 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 41 | Electrics | 0 |
| ab | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 15 | Oil leak | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Fuel pressure | 0 |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| np | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | | Accident | 0 |
| np | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | | Handling | 0 |