| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 04/Matra MS81 | 53 | running | 15 | |
| 2 | 1 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE30 31/Renault Gordini | 53 | running | 12 | |
| 3 | 7 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 14/Ford Cosworth | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Alan Jones | 1 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07C 16/Ford Cosworth | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07C 14/Ford Cosworth | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 12 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren MP4-1 03/Ford Cosworth | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | Elio de Angelis | 11 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 87 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren MP4-1 01/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Didier Pironi | 28 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 050B/Ferrari 021 | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 32 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1B 004/Ford Cosworth | 51 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Derek Daly | 17 | March Engineering | March 811 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 47 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | Mario Andretti | 22 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179E 01/Alfa 1260 | 46 | engine | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | Slim Borgudd | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS HGS1 02/Ford Cosworth DFV | 44 | brakes | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 43 | engine | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | 14 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N180B MN-15/Ford Cosworth | 43 | oil pressure | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | Michele Alboreto | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 40 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | 23 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179D 02/Alfa 1260 | 34 | fire | 0 | |
| 18 | 15 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 12/Ford Cosworth | 31 | clutch | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Siegfried Stohr | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 27 | overheating | 0 | |
| 20 | 17 | Patrick Tambay | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 03/Matra MS81 | 26 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 2 | Alain Prost | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE30 32/Renault Gordini | 26 | suspension | 25 | |
| 22 | 11 | Nigel Mansell | 12 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 87 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 23 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 27 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 051B/Ferrari 021 | 11 | 20,013 | accident | 1 |
| 24 | 23 | Marc Surer | 33 | Teddy Yip | Theodore TY01 1/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 293 | distributor | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 011 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 7,228 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Derek Warwick | 36 | Ted Toleman | Toleman TG181 04/Hart 415T | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | Brian Henton | 35 | Ted Toleman | Toleman TG181 01/Hart 415T | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | Beppe Gabbiani | 31 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1B 003/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| Jody Scheckter | CBS | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Ken Squier | CBS | 0 | lead announcer |