| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ronnie Peterson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 54 | running | 44 | |
| 2 | 13 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 034/Ferrari 015 | 54 | running | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A 1/Ford Cosworth | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 03/Matra MS76 | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 21 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS20 02/Ford Cosworth | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 10 | John Watson | 2 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 5/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M26 6/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | René Arnoux | 31 | Automobiles Martini | Martini MK23 1/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 | Keke Rosberg | 32 | Teddy Yip | Wolf WR3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 47 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 4A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 47 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Derek Daly | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 41 | disqualified | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 40 | accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 33 | accident | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 2/Renault Gordini | 31 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 036/Ferrari 015 | 28 | disqualified | 4 | |
| 17 | 12 | Niki Lauda | 1 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 6/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 27 | accident | 0 | |
| 18 | 9 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 20 | accident | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | James Hunt | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 5/Ford Cosworth | 7 | accident | 0 | |
| 20 | 15 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 001/Ford Cosworth | 7 | accident | 0 | |
| 21 | 16 | Riccardo Patrese | 35 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A1 1A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 7 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 24 | Harald Ertl | 23 | Sachs Racing | Ensign N177 MN-06/Ford Cosworth | 7 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 18 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 25 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 78 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 4 | clutch | 0 | |
| 24 | 20 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 29 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 11/Ford Cosworth | 4 | accident | 0 | |
| 25 | 7 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 3 | accident | 0 | |
| 26 | 2 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Arturo Merzario | 37 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1 01/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Jochen Mass | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Rupert Keegan | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS20 02/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Hans Binder | 10 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 31 | 31 | Rolf Stommelen | 36 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A1 2A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | not prequalified | 0 |