| 1 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | 1h 39m 59.53s ( 179.018 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1h 40m 14.89s ( +15.36s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1h 40m 34.70s ( +35.17s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1h 40m 46.02s ( +46.49s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1h 41m 03.84s ( +1m 04.31s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 70 | 1h 41m 05.38s ( +1m 05.85s ) | 1.00 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 69 | Avería de gasolina | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 69 | | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 68 | | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 68 | | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 67 | | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 46 | Accidente | 0 |
| ab | 20 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 40 | Accidente | 0 |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 39 | Electricidad | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 27 | Frenos | 0 |
| ab | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 23 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 23 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 22 | Turbo | 0 |
| ab | 35 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 21 | Enganche | 0 |
| ab | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 21 | Enganche | 0 |
| ab | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 17 | Trompo | 0 |
| ab | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 13 | Transmisión | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| ab | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1 | Enganche | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 36 | Gianfranco BRANCATELLI | Kauhsen | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |