| 1 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 24m 48.83s ( 216.124 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 24m 51.74s ( +02.91s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 25m 07.22s ( +18.39s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 45 | 1h 25m 20.03s ( +31.20s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 26m 26.63s ( +1m 37.80s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff LEES | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 44 | | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 43 | | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 42 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 34 | Pinchazo | 0 |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 30 | Suspensión | 0 |
| ab | 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 29 | Presión de aceite | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 27 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Jacky ICKX | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 24 | Pinchazo | 0 |
| ab | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 22 | Comportamiento de carretera | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 16 | Transmisión | 0 |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 9 | Pinchazo | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 7 | Trompo | 0 |
| ab | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 4 | Encendido | 0 |
| ab | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1 | Accidente | 0 |
| ab | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 0 | Suspensión | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 22 | Patrick GAILLARD | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |