| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | running | 75 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 79 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | Niki Lauda | 1 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 7/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 8 | John Watson | 2 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 5/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 10 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A 1/Ford Cosworth | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 034/Ferrari 015 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 036/Ferrari 015 | 75 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS9 01/Matra MS78 | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | James Hunt | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 5/Ford Cosworth | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 25 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 78 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 74 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | 33 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 7/Ford Cosworth | 60 | accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 56 | differential | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | René Arnoux | 31 | Automobiles Martini | Martini MK23 1/Ford Cosworth | 40 | rear wing | 0 | |
| 16 | 27 | Arturo Merzario | 37 | Team Merzario | March 761B 02/Ford Cosworth | 40 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS20 01/Ford Cosworth | 37 | disqualified | 0 | |
| 18 | 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 2/Renault Gordini | 35 | engine | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M26 6/Ford Cosworth | 35 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 24 | Keke Rosberg | 32 | Teddy Yip | Wolf WR4/Ford Cosworth | 21 | accident | 0 | |
| 21 | 11 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 002/Ford Cosworth | 17 | throttle | 0 | |
| 22 | 26 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 29 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 11/Ford Cosworth | 16 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 23 | 12 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 13 | engine | 0 | |
| 24 | 16 | Derek Daly | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 10 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 25 | 17 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 1 | accident | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 35 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A1 1A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 27 | 25 | Rupert Keegan | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS20 02/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not start | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN9 4A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Michael Bleekemolen | 10 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Jochen Mass | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 31 | 31 | Harald Ertl | 23 | Sachs Racing | Ensign N177 MN-06/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 32 | 32 | Danny Ongais | 39 | Ted Field | Shadow DN9 3A/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 33 | 33 | Rolf Stommelen | 36 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A1 2A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | not prequalified | 0 |