| 1 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 22m 59.73s ( 220.859 km/h ) | 9.00 |
| 2 | 28 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 23m 02.92s ( +03.19s ) | 6.00 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 23m 43.26s ( +43.53s ) | 4.00 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 23m 44.21s ( +44.48s ) | 3.00 |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno GIACOMELLI | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 45 | 1h 24m 16.22s ( +1m 16.49s ) | 2.00 |
| 6 | 2 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 45 | 1h 24m 28.45s ( +1m 28.72s ) | 1.00 |
| 7 | 11 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 24m 32.74s ( +1m 33.01s ) | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1h 24m 47.48s ( +1m 47.75s ) | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | Derek DALY | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | Alain PROST | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | Marc SURER | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 44 | | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | Jan LAMMERS | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 44 | | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | Elio De ANGELIS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 43 | Cuscinetto di una ruota | 0 |
| ab | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 39 | Motore | 0 |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 27 | Valvola | 0 |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 26 | Valvola | 0 |
| ab | 31 | Eddie CHEEVER | Osella | Ford Cosworth | 23 | Cambio | 0 |
| ab | 25 | Didier PIRONI | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 18 | Trasmissione | 0 |
| ab | 20 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 18 | Aerodinamica/Minigonne | 0 |
| ab | 21 | Keke ROSBERG | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 8 | Cuscinetto di una ruota | 0 |
| ab | 6 | Hector REBAQUE | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 4 | Cambio | 0 |
| | | | | | | | 0 |
| nq | 50 | Rupert KEEGAN | Williams | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |
| nq | 10 | Harald ERTL | ATS | Ford Cosworth | | | 0 |