| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Hunt | 1 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 2/Ford Cosworth | 68 | running | 19 | |
| 2 | 3 | Niki Lauda | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 031/Ferrari 015 | 68 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Gunnar Nilsson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 68 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jochen Mass | 2 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 68 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 8 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 3/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 68 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 15 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 01/Matra MS76 | 67 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 12 | Alan Jones | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 3A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 67 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 06/Ford Cosworth | 67 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 34 | Günter Schmid | Penske PC4 002/Ford Cosworth DFV | 67 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 26 | Patrick Nève | 27 | Frank Williams | March 761 7-2/Ford Cosworth | 66 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | 40 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M23 8-2/Ford Cosworth | 66 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | Vern Schuppan | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 07/Ford Cosworth | 66 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 14/Ford Cosworth | 64 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 6 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 62 | engine | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 029/Ferrari 015 | 62 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | John Watson | 7 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 1/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 60 | fuel injection | 49 | |
| 17 | 4 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 59 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5 1/Ford Cosworth | 42 | fuel feed | 0 | |
| 19 | 17 | Arturo Merzario | 37 | Team Merzario | March 761B 2/Ford Cosworth | 28 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | Riccardo Patrese | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 1A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 20 | fuel pressure | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 1/Renault Gordini | 16 | turbocharger | 0 | |
| 22 | 18 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 7/Ford Cosworth DFV | 16 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | Ian Scheckter | 10 | March Engineering | March 761B 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 6 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | 23 | Teddy Yip | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 3 | electrical | 0 | |
| 25 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 3 | engine | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | Rupert Keegan | 24 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 3/Ford Cosworth | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | 9 | March Engineering | March 761B 3-2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-06/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Brian Henton | 38 | British Formula One Team | March 761 T/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Emilio de Villota Ruíz | 36 | Iberia Airlines | McLaren M23 6/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 31 | 31 | David Purley | 31 | LEC Refrigeration Racing | LEC CRP1 01/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 32 | 32 | Andy Sutcliffe | 33 | RAM Racing | March 761 3-3/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 33 | 33 | Guy Edwards | 35 | Louis Stanley | BRM P207 02/BRM P202 | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 34 | 34 | Tony Trimmer | 44 | Melchester Racing | Surtees TS19 05/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 35 | 35 | Brian McGuire | 45 | Brian McGuire | Williams FW04/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 | |
| 36 | 36 | Mikko Kozarowitsky | 32 | RAM Racing | March 761 8/Ford Cosworth | 0 | not prequalified | 0 |