| 1 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 80 | 1h 50m 25.40s ( 142.201 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 80 | 1h 50m 54.78s ( +29.38s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1h 51m 25.09s ( +59.69s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1h 51m 29.73s ( +1m 04.33s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1h 51m 48.92s ( +1m 23.52s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 79 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 78 | | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 78 | | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 78 | | 0 |
| dsq | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 72 | Push start | 0 |
| ab | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 71 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 69 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 62 | Fuel injection | 0 |
| dsq | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 49 | Push start | 0 |
| ab | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 48 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 47 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 40 | Brakes | 0 |
| ab | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 8 | Brakes | 0 |
| ab | 20 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| np | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | | Injury | 0 |
| np | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | | Withdrew | 0 |