| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T4 037/Ferrari 015 | 80 | 77,127 | running | 80 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T4 038/Ferrari 015 | 80 | 61,827 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 004/Ford Cosworth | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 1 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 03/Ford Cosworth | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 21 | Elio de Angelis | 18 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 3B/Ford Cosworth DFV | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT48 3/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | Jochen Mass | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A1 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 72 | disqualified | 0 | |
| 11 | 25 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 31 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 79 R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 71 | accident | 0 | |
| 12 | 26 | Derek Daly | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N179 MN-09/Ford Cosworth | 69 | accident | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M28 2/Ford Cosworth | 62 | fuel injection | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D2 02/Ford Cosworth DFV | 49 | disqualified | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 005/Ford Cosworth | 48 | engine | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Jan Lammers | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 2B/Ford Cosworth DFV | 47 | suspension | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A1 6A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 40 | brakes | 0 | |
| 18 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 21 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 19 | 16 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A 1/Ford Cosworth | 19 | 16,754 | driveshaft | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | 24 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1 01/Ford Cosworth | 13 | 1,800 | engine | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 01/Ford Cosworth | 8 | 19,466 | brakes | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | James Hunt | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR8/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 19,196 | transmission | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | Niki Lauda | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT48 2/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 0 | 18,462 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M28 3/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 10,245 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 4/Renault Gordini | 0 | 8,568 | injured | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 3/Renault Gordini | 0 | 0 | withdrew | 0 |
| Dan Gurney | CBS | 0 | pit reporter | ||||||
| Ken Squier | CBS | 0 | lead announcer | ||||||
| Brock Yates | CBS | 0 | color commentary |