| 1 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 50 | 1h 22m 00.22s ( 212.186 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 50 | 1h 22m 00.68s ( +00.46s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 50 | 1h 22m 05.00s ( +04.78s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 50 | 1h 22m 54.62s ( +54.40s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 50 | 1h 22m 59.92s ( +59.70s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 50 | 1h 23m 01.77s ( +1m 01.55s ) | 1.00 |
| 7 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 50 | 1h 23m 24.36s ( +1m 24.14s ) | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 49 | | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 49 | | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 49 | | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 49 | | 0 |
| 12 | 36 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 49 | | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 47 | Fairing | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Jacky ICKX | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 33 | Clutch | 0 |
| ab | 35 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 28 | Spin | 0 |
| ab | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 13 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 13 | Valve | 0 |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| ab | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 3 | Suspension | 0 |
| ab | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 22 | Marc SURER | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Rebaque | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |