| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T4 041/Ferrari 015 | 59 | running | 54 | |
| 2 | 7 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS10 03/Renault Gordini | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 20 | Elio de Angelis | 18 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 1B/Ford Cosworth | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 14 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D3 01/Ford Cosworth DFV | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 13 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29 3/Ford Cosworth | 58 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 23 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F6 1/Ford Cosworth | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49 2/Ford Cosworth | 53 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Derek Daly | 33 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | accident | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T4 040/Ferrari 015 | 48 | tire | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A2 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 44 | suspension | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07 04/Ford Cosworth | 36 | lost wheel | 5 | |
| 13 | 21 | Marc Surer | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N179 MN-09/Ford Cosworth | 32 | engine | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07 01/Ford Cosworth | 29 | accident | 0 | |
| 15 | 9 | Ricardo Zunino | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49 3/Ford Cosworth | 25 | accident | 0 | |
| 16 | 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS10 14/Renault Gordini | 24 | camshaft | 0 | |
| 17 | 12 | Keke Rosberg | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR8/Ford Cosworth DFV | 20 | accident | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29 2/Ford Cosworth | 20 | engine | 0 | |
| 19 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 18 | accident | 0 | |
| 20 | 17 | Mario Andretti | 1 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 16 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 21 | 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 6 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 4 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 02/Ford Cosworth | 3 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | Jacky Ickx | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 01/Ford Cosworth | 2 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | 35 | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo 179 001/Alfa 1260 | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Vittorio Brambilla | 36 | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo 179 002/Alfa 1260 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Jochen Mass | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A2 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Jan Lammers | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 4B/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 31 | Team Rebaque | Rebaque HR100 001/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F6 2/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Arturo Merzario | 24 | Team Merzario | Kauhsen WK1 004/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |