| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alan Jones | 1 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07C 11/Ford Cosworth | 80 | 171,813 | running | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07C 12/Ford Cosworth | 80 | 149,813 | running | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 11/Ford Cosworth | 80 | 109,854 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 22 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179C 02/Alfa 1260 | 80 | 63,793 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | Eddie Cheever | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 3-5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 80 | 68,563 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | Patrick Tambay | 33 | Teddy Yip | TR3 TY01 1/Ford Cosworth | 79 | 34,750 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | Chico Serra | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8C 4/Ford Cosworth | 78 | 42,079 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 27B/Renault Gordini | 77 | 45,246 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Marc Surer | 14 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N180B MN-15/Ford Cosworth | 70 | 24,408 | electrical | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | Didier Pironi | 28T | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 050/Ferrari 021 | 67 | 49,346 | engine | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 03/Matra MS81 | 64 | 57,888 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 12/Ford Cosworth | 49 | 48,129 | accident | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 02/Matra MS81 | 41 | 56,613 | accident | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | 23 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179C 03/Alfa 1260 | 41 | 27,492 | accident | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | Keke Rosberg | 20 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8C 3/Ford Cosworth | 41 | 34,804 | distributor | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | Jan Lammers | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D4 03/Ford Cosworth DFV | 41 | 9,375 | accident | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 33 | 56,096 | fuel filter | 24 |
| 18 | 24 | Beppe Gabbiani | 32 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1B 003/Ford Cosworth | 26 | 7,175 | accident | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | Nigel Mansell | 12 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81B R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 25 | 37,713 | accident | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 27T | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 049/Ferrari 021 | 17 | 34,521 | halfshaft | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | John Watson | 7T | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29F 4/Ford Cosworth | 16 | 14,146 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | Elio de Angelis | 11T | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81B R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 13 | 25,563 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | Alain Prost | 15T | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 22B/Renault Gordini | 0 | 30,771 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29F 5/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 14,146 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | Kevin Cogan | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 15,393 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Derek Daly | 17 | March Engineering | March 811 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | 31 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1B 004/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | Siegfried Stohr | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 15,896 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | 18 | March Engineering | March 811 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 14 | Alain Prost | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 26B/Renault Gordini | 0 | qualified car | 0 | ||
| 21T | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8C 2/Ford Cosworth | 0 | backup car | 0 | ||||
| 31T | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | backup car | 0 | ||||
| Mario Andretti | 22T | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179C 01/Alfa 1260 | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Alan Jones | 1T | Frank Williams | Williams FW07B 10/Ford Cosworth | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren MP4-1 01/Ford Cosworth | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | 3T | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Elio de Angelis | 11 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 88 R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 27 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 051/Ferrari 021 | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 27T | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 050/Ferrari 021 | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Jacques Laffite | 26T | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 01/Matra MS81 | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 5T | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 9/Ford Cosworth | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | 8T | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29F 2/Ford Cosworth | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Siegfried Stohr | 30T | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| Didier Pironi | 28 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 049/Ferrari 021 | 0 | practiced car | 0 | |||
| David Hobbs | CBS | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Ken Squier | CBS | 0 | lead announcer | ||||||
| Brock Yates | CBS | 0 | pit reporter |