| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 80 | 1h 35m 20.42s ( 191.315 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 80 | 1h 35m 35.01s ( +14.59s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 80 | 1h 35m 35.25s ( +14.83s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1h 35m 57.03s ( +36.61s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1h 36m 24.93s ( +1m 04.51s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1h 36m 25.93s ( +1m 05.51s ) | 1.00 |
| 7 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 79 | | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 79 | | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Keke ROSBERG | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 79 | | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 78 | | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 78 | | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 78 | | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 77 | Enganche | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 75 | | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 75 | | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 75 | | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 73 | | 0 |
| ab | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 71 | Suspensión | 0 |
| ab | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 53 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 52 | Accidente | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 51 | Suspensión | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Jacky ICKX | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 45 | Motor | 0 |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 23 | Trompo | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| np | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | | Neumático | 0 |
| nq | 22 | Patrick GAILLARD | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |