| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Hunt | 1 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 2/Ford Cosworth | 59 | running | 45 | |
| 2 | 4 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 9 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | Niki Lauda | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 031/Ferrari 015 | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-07/Ford Cosworth | 59 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 030/Ferrari 015 | 58 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 10 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 02/Matra MS76 | 58 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 | Rupert Keegan | 24 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 1/Ford Cosworth | 58 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 6A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 58 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 11/Ford Cosworth | 57 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 25 | Hans Binder | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 01/Ford Cosworth | 57 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | John Watson | 7 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 6/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 57 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5 1/Ford Cosworth | 57 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 8 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 7/Ford Cosworth DFV | 56 | running | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | 9 | March Engineering | March 761B 3-2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 56 | running | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 56 | running | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Ian Ashley | 25 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 2/Ford Cosworth | 55 | running | 0 | |
| 18 | 24 | Patrick Nève | 27 | Frank Williams | March 761 7-2/Ford Cosworth | 55 | running | 0 | |
| 19 | 11 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 06/Ford Cosworth | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 20 | 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 1/Renault Gordini | 30 | alternator | 0 | |
| 21 | 12 | Gunnar Nilsson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 17 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 2 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 8 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 3/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 14 | accident | 14 | |
| 23 | 21 | Ian Scheckter | 10 | March Engineering | March 771 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 10 | accident | 0 | |
| 24 | 15 | Jochen Mass | 2 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 8 | fuel pump | 0 | |
| 25 | 26 | Danny Ongais | 14 | Ted Field | Penske PC4 003/Ford Cosworth | 6 | accident | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | Alan Jones | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 4A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 3 | accident | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | 23 | Teddy Yip | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |