| 1 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT45C | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 2 | John WATSON | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT45C | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 008 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 5 | Mario ANDRETTI | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Ronnie PETERSON | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 7 | James HUNT | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 9 | Jochen MASS | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | ATS Racing Team | ATS | HS1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 11 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T2 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 16 | Hans Joachim STUCK | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN8 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Rupert KEEGAN | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Vittorio BRAMBILLA | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees | TS19 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 20 | Jody SCHECKTER | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR4 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 22 | Danny ONGAIS | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 23 | Lamberto LEONI | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 24 | Divina GALICA | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Hesketh | 308E | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS7 | Matra | MS76 V12 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Brett LUNGER | Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications | McLaren | M23 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 32 | Eddie CHEEVER | Theodore Racing | Theodore | TR1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |
| 37 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear |