| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49 7/Ford Cosworth | 72 | running | 60 | |
| 2 | 1 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 25/Renault Gordini | 72 | running | 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 03/Ford Cosworth | 72 | running | 10 | |
| 4 | 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 28 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07B 08/Ford Cosworth | 72 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 72 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 18 | Alain Prost | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M30 1/Ford Cosworth | 72 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T5 048/Ferrari 015 | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Mario Andretti | 11 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81 R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 70 | out of fuel | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | Jody Scheckter | 1 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T5 046/Ferrari 015 | 70 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Marc Surer | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D4 03/Ford Cosworth DFV | 69 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07B 07/Ford Cosworth | 69 | running | 1 | |
| 12 | 23 | Derek Daly | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 60 | accident | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | 23 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179 006/Alfa 1260 | 58 | chassis | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Eddie Cheever | 31 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1 001/Ford Cosworth | 38 | engine | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 29 | engine | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 23/Renault Gordini | 23 | differential | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | 22 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179 007/Alfa 1260 | 21 | accident | 0 | |
| 18 | 24 | Geoff Lees | 41 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N180 MN-12/Ford Cosworth | 21 | accident | 0 | |
| 19 | 9 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29 2/Ford Cosworth | 18 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 20 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8 2/Ford Cosworth | 16 | brakes | 0 | |
| 21 | 16 | Nigel Mansell | 43 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 15 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | 12 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 2 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 15 | Didier Pironi | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 02/Ford Cosworth | 2 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 13 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49 6/Ford Cosworth | 1 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Rupert Keegan | 50 | RAM Racing | Williams FW07 02/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Jan Lammers | 14 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N180 MN-14/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Mike Thackwell | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Keke Rosberg | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8 1/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |