| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 80 | running | 2 | |
| 2 | 6 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 7/Ford Cosworth DFV | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jochen Mass | 2 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | Alan Jones | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | 23 | Teddy Yip | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 15 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 05/Ford Cosworth | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 22 | Danny Ongais | 14 | Ted Field | Penske PC4 003/Ford Cosworth | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | 9 | March Engineering | March 761B 3-2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | engine | 77 | |
| 10 | 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 6A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 76 | accident | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 14/Ford Cosworth | 76 | engine | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 030/Ferrari 015 | 76 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | James Hunt | 1 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 2/Ford Cosworth | 61 | accident | 1 | |
| 14 | 21 | Patrick Nève | 27 | Frank Williams | March 761 7-2/Ford Cosworth | 56 | oil pressure | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 34 | fuel leak | 0 | |
| 16 | 26 | Rupert Keegan | 24 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 1/Ford Cosworth | 32 | accident | 0 | |
| 17 | 24 | Hans Binder | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 01/Ford Cosworth | 31 | accident | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5 2/Ford Cosworth | 29 | engine | 0 | |
| 19 | 18 | Ian Scheckter | 10 | March Engineering | March 771 1-2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 29 | engine | 0 | |
| 20 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 029/Ferrari 015 | 20 | fuel pressure | 0 | |
| 21 | 13 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 8 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 1/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 19 | engine | 0 | |
| 22 | 4 | Gunnar Nilsson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 17 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 11 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 02/Matra MS76 | 12 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 24 | 10 | John Watson | 7 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 6/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 1 | accident | 0 | |
| 25 | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-07/Ford Cosworth | 0 | accident | 0 | |
| 26 | 25 | Ian Ashley | 25 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 3/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not start | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 1/Renault Gordini | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |