| 1 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 76 | 1h 55m 22.48s ( 130.902 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1h 55m 22.92s ( +00.44s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1h 55m 31.05s ( +08.57s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1h 56m 03.79s ( +41.31s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 74 | Engine | 2.00 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 69 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 68 | Transmission | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 68 | | 0 |
| ab | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 55 | Gearbox | 0 |
| ab | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | Differential | 0 |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| ab | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| ab | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 30 | Wheel lost | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 21 | Suspension | 0 |
| ab | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 17 | Valve | 0 |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 8 | Steering | 0 |
| ab | 20 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 4 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 4 | Suspension | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| npq | 24 | Gianfranco BRANCATELLI | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| f | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | | Not present | 0 |