| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood | 3 | Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 956 003 | 371 | running | ||
| 2 | 1 | Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | 1 | Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 956 005 | 371 | running | ||
| 3 | 8 | Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Philippe Alliot | 21 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 956 101 | 365 | running | ||
| 4 | 9 | Volkert Merl Clemens Schickentanz Maurico DeNarvaez Klaus Ludwig Bob Wollek | 12 | Sorga S.A. | Porsche 956 105 | 362 | running | ||
| 5 | 10 | Guy Edwards Rupert Keegan John Fitzpatrick | 16 | Fitzpatrick Racing | Porsche 956 102 | 359 | running | ||
| 6 | 5 | Klaus Ludwig Stefan Johansson Bob Wollek | 8 | Sorga S.A. | Porsche 956 104 | 355 | running | ||
| 7 | 12 | Axel Plankenhorn Jürgen Lässig Desiré Wilson | 18 | Obermaier Racing | Porsche 956 109 | 348 | running | ||
| 8 | 6 | Jan Lammers Jonathan Palmer Richard Lloyd | 14 | Canon Racing | Porsche 956 106 | 340 | running | ||
| 9 | 33 | Diego Montoya Albert Naon Tony Garcia | 46 | Sauber Racing Switzerland | Sauber C7 83-C7-01/BMW | 339 | running | ||
| 10 | 23 | Preston Henn Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Schlesser | 47 | Fitzpatrick Racing | Porsche 956 103 | 328 | running | ||
| 11 | 49 | John Cooper Paul Smith David Ovey | 93 | Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 003 0009 | 304 | running | ||
| 12 | 43 | Yoshimi Katayama 片山 義美 Yojiro Terada 寺田 陽次郎 Takashi Yorino | 60 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda 717C 002 | 303 | running | ||
| 13 | 48 | Georg Memminger Fritz Müller Heinz Kuhn-Weiss | 92 | Georg Memminger | Porsche 930 93A 007 00171 | 300 | running | ||
| 14 | 34 | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Christian Baldino | 54 | V. Bertapelle | URD C81/BMW | 293 | running | ||
| 15 | 46 | Jean-Marie Alméras Jacques Alméras Jacques Guillot | 95 | Equipe Alméras Fréres | Porsche 930 | 280 | running | ||
| 16 | 18 | Roger Dorchy Alain Couderc Pascal Fabre | 10 | Secateva | WM P82 02/Peugeot | 279 | running | ||
| 17 | 25 | Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke Nick Faure | 41 | Emka Productions Ltd. | EMKA C83/1 MC 01 83/AstonMartin | 276 | running | ||
| 18 | 42 | Jeff Allam Steve Soper James Weaver | 61 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda 717C 001 | 268 | running | ||
| 19 | 36 | Pascal Witmeur Daniël Herregods Jean-Paul Libert | 29 | Christian Bussi | Rondeau M382 003/Ford | 266 | running | ||
| 20 | 50 | Michel Lateste Michel Bienvault Raymond Touroul | 96 | Michel Lateste | Porsche 930 930 870 0039 | 265 | running | ||
| 21 | 31 | Oscar Larrauri Massimo Sigala Max Cohen-Olivar | 51 | Sivama Motor | Lancia LC1 | 218 | running | ||
| 22 | 38 | John Sheldon François Duret Ian Harrower | 65 | François Duret | De Cadenet Lola/Ford | 215 | running | ||
| 23 | 52 | Patrick Gonin Raymond Boutinaud Alain Le Page | 97 | Raymond Boutinnaud | Porsche 928 S 840225 | 135 | running | ||
| 24 | 41 | François Hesnault Thierry Perrier Bernard Salam | 53 | A.S. Ecole Superieure de Tourism | Lancia LC1 | 133 | running | ||
| 25 | 3 | Jochen Mass Stefan Bellof | 2 | Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 956 008 | 281 | engine | ||
| 26 | 28 | Pierre Yver Lucien Guitteny Bernard de Dryver | 30 | Primagaz | Rondeau M382 005/Ford | 266 | disqualified | ||
| 27 | 15 | Ray Mallock Steve Earle Mike Salmon | 39 | Viscount Downe - Pace Petroleum | Nimrod NRA/C2B 004/Aston Martin | 218 | connecting rod | ||
| 28 | 47 | Claude Haldi Günter Steckkönig Bernd Schiller | 94 | Claude Haldi | Porsche 930 930 970 0069 | 217 | piston | ||
| 29 | 45 | Leopold von Bayern Angelo Pallavicini Jens Winther | 90 | Angelo Pallavicini | BMW M1 WBS59910004301076 | 180 | gearbox | ||
| 30 | 16 | Henri Pescarolo Thierry Boutsen | 24 | Ford France | Rondeau M482 002/Ford | 174 | engine | ||
| 31 | 27 | Jim Adams François Servanin Ralph Kent-Cooke | 20 | Cooke Racing | Lola T610 HU2/Ford | 165 | head gasket | ||
| 32 | 26 | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Marco Vanoli | 63 | Scuderia Jolly Club | Alba AR2 001/Giannini | 158 | handling | ||
| 33 | 32 | Joël Gouhier Anny-Charlotte Verney Vic Elford | 28 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379C 002/Ford | 136 | valve | ||
| 34 | 13 | Alessandro Nannini Jean-Claude Andruet Paolo Barilla | 6 | Martini Racing | Lancia LC2 | 135 | turbocharger | ||
| 35 | 11 | John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs Dieter Quester | 11 | Fitzpatrick Racing | Porsche 956 110 | 135 | fuel pump | ||
| 36 | 4 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Hans Heyer Teo Fabi | 5 | Martini Racing | Lancia LC2 0003 | 121 | fuel pressure | ||
| 37 | 17 | Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard Didier Theys | 9 | Secateva | WM P82-01/Peugeot | 102 | overheating | ||
| 38 | 19 | Jean Rondeau Alain Ferté Michel Ferté | 26 | Ford France | Rondeau M482 001/Ford | 90 | engine | ||
| 39 | 30 | Yves Courage Michel Dubois Alain de Cadenet | 13 | Primagaz | Cougar C01B 01/Ford | 86 | engine | ||
| 40 | 14 | Derek Warwick Frank Jelinski Patrick Gaillard | 22 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche CK5-83 03 | 76 | head gasket | ||
| 41 | 29 | Chris Craft Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela Nick Mason | 38 | Dome Racing - Colin Benett | Dome RC82i 01/Ford | 75 | clutch | ||
| 42 | 44 | Hubert Striebig Jacques Heuclin Noël del Bello | 64 | Hubert Striebig | Sthemo SM01/BMW | 71 | engine | ||
| 43 | 39 | Dudley Wood Fred Stiff Ray Ratcliff | 49 | Grid Motor Racing Ltd. | Grid S1 GA01/Ford | 69 | oil leak | ||
| 44 | 40 | Ludwig Heimrath Jr. David Deacon Jacques Villeneuve | 36 | Walter Brun | Sehcar C6 82-C6-02/Ford | 68 | clutch | ||
| 45 | 22 | Xavier Lapeyre Dany Snobeck Alain Cudini | 72 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M382 007/Ford | 31 | engine | ||
| 46 | 2 | Michele Alboreto Teo Fabi Alessandro Nannini | 4 | Martini Racing | Lancia LC2 0002 | 27 | gearbox | ||
| 47 | 37 | François Migault David Kennedy Martin Birrane | 43 | Peer Racing | Ford C100 04 | 16 | fuel pressure | ||
| 48 | 20 | Philippe Streiff Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Michel Ferté | 25 | Ford France | Rondeau M482 003/Ford | 12 | oil leak | ||
| 49 | 21 | Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin Marc Duez | 15 | Reinhold Joest | Porsche 936C JR005 | 9 | fuel injection | ||
| 50 | 24 | Richard Cleare Tony Dron Richard Jones | 42 | Richard Cleare | Porsche CK5 01 | 8 | turbocharger | ||
| 51 | 51 | Alexandre Yvon Jean-Marie Lemerle Michael Krankenberg | 91 | Edgar Dören | Porsche 930 930 870 0419 | 7 | gearbox | ||
| 52 | 35 | Harald Grohs Hans Joachim Stuck Walter Brun | 37 | Walter Brun | Sehcar C83 03/Porsche | 0 | did not start | 0 |