| 1 | 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1h 42m 15.767s ( 187.817 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1h 42m 16.233s ( +00.466s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 2 | John WATSON | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 78 | 1h 42m 20.209s ( +04.442s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 78 | 1h 42m 54.753s ( +38.986s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Matra | 78 | 1h 43m 24.985s ( +1m 09.218s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 1.00 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 9 | 36 | Rolf STOMMELEN | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 77 | | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | Brett LUNGER | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 76 | | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 76 | | 0 |
| ab | 35 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 63 | Moteur | 0 |
| ab | 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 59 | Accident | 0 |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 56 | Accident | 0 |
| ab | 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Ferrari | Ferrari | 55 | Accident | 0 |
| ab | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 55 | Fuite d'huile | 0 |
| ab | 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Surtees | Ford Cosworth | 52 | Conduite d'huile | 0 |
| ab | 1 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 52 | Moteur | 0 |
| ab | 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 43 | Moteur | 0 |
| ab | 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 39 | Suspension | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 38 | Vapor lock | 0 |
| ab | 32 | Keke ROSBERG | Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 14 | Moteur | 0 |
| ab | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 9 | Transmission | 0 |
| ab | 24 | Eddie CHEEVER | Hesketh | Ford Cosworth | 8 | Moteur | 0 |
| ab | 7 | James HUNT | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 5 | Moteur | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 31 | René ARNOUX | Martini | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 22 | Lamberto LEONI | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |