| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 52 | |
| 2 | 5 | Niki Lauda | 1 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 7/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 6 | James Hunt | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 2/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 9 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 031/Ferrari 015 | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 027/Ferrari 015 | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A 1/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Jochen Mass | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 10 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 51 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 14/Ford Cosworth | 51 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 51 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Clay Regazzoni | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 51 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 8 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 03/Matra MS76 | 50 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 3A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 50 | running | 0 | |
| 18 | 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 06/Ford Cosworth | 50 | running | 0 | |
| 19 | 4 | John Watson | 2 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 8/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 41 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 14 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 001/Ford Cosworth | 36 | fuel system | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | Danny Ongais | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-07/Ford Cosworth | 35 | distributor | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | 23 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 29 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 20 | Arturo Merzario | 37 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1 01/Ford Cosworth | 9 | differential | 0 | |
| 24 | 19 | Rupert Keegan | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 07/Ford Cosworth | 4 | overheating | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 25 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 78 R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 26 | 26 | Eddie Cheever | 32 | Teddy Yip | Theodore TR1 1/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Divina Galica | 24 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 3/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |