| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren MP4-1B 02/Ford Cosworth | 70 | running | 2 | |
| 2 | 3 | Keke Rosberg | 6 | Frank Williams | Williams FW08 3/Ford Cosworth | 70 | running | 64 | |
| 3 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17B 04/Matra MS81 | 69 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 13 | Elio de Angelis | 11 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 91 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 68 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 10 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 1 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT50 3/BMW M12-13 | 67 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 25 | Chico Serra | 20 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8D 5/Ford Cosworth D | 67 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 24 | Marc Surer | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A4 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 66 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | Raul de Mesquita Boesel | 18 | March Engineering | March 821 RM09/Ford Cosworth DFV | 66 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17B 05/Matra MS81 | 66 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Niki Lauda | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren MP4-1B 06/Ford Cosworth | 70 | disqualified | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Derek Daly | 5 | Frank Williams | Williams FW08 4/Ford Cosworth | 60 | accident | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | Jochen Mass | 17 | March Engineering | March 821 RM08/Ford Cosworth DFV | 60 | engine | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | Alain Prost | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE30B 8/Renault Gordini | 59 | accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT50 1/BMW M12-13 | 52 | accident | 0 | |
| 15 | 28 | Mauro Baldi | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A4 4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 51 | throttle | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 31 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1C 003/Ford Cosworth | 37 | rear wing | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | 22 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 182 4/Alfa 1260 | 34 | gear linkage | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Brian Henton | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 011 4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 33 | engine | 0 | |
| 19 | 5 | Michele Alboreto | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 011 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 29 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | Derek Warwick | 35 | Ted Toleman | Toleman TG181C 06/Hart 415T | 29 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | Teo Fabi | 36 | Ted Toleman | Toleman TG181C 07/Hart 415T | 13 | brakes | 0 | |
| 22 | 9 | Nigel Mansell | 12 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 91 7/Ford Cosworth DFV | 9 | clutch | 0 | |
| 23 | 2 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE30B 7/Renault Gordini | 7 | turbocharger | 4 | |
| 24 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D5 03/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | clutch | 0 | |
| 25 | 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | 23 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 182 1/Alfa 1260 | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 26 | 20 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | 10 | Günter Schmid | ATS D5 04/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 27 | 6 | Didier Pironi | 28 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126C2 059/Ferrari 021 | 0 | did not start | 0 | |
| 28 | 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | 27 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126C2 058/Ferrari 021 | 0 | deceased | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Roberto Guerrero Isaza | 14 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N181 MN-16/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Jan Lammers | 33 | Teddy Yip | Theodore TY02 1/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 31 | 31 | Riccardo Paletti | 32 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1C 002/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 32 | 32 | Emilio de Villota Ruíz | 19 | LBT Team March | March 821 RM07/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | not prequalified | 0 |