| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | 1 | Porsche System | Porsche 956 002 | 359 | running | ||
| 2 | 2 | Jochen Mass Vern Schuppan | 2 | Porsche System | Porsche 956 003 | 356 | running | ||
| 3 | 14 | Al Holbert Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth | 3 | Porsche System | Porsche 956 004 | 340 | running | ||
| 4 | 27 | John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs | 79 | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche 935/78-81 JR-002 | 329 | running | ||
| 5 | 34 | Dany Snobeck François Servanin René Metge | 78 | Cooke Racing - B.P. | Porsche 935 K3 009 0005 | 325 | running | ||
| 6 | 40 | Pierre Dieudonné Carson Baird Jean-Paul Libert | 70 | Prancing Horse Farm Racing | Ferrari 512 BB 38179 | 322 | running | ||
| 7 | 23 | Ray Mallock Mike Salmon Simon Phillips | 32 | Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum | Nimrod NRA/C2 004/Aston Martin | 317 | running | ||
| 8 | 21 | Claude Bourgoignie John Cooper Paul Smith | 60 | Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 935 K3 009 0002 | 316 | running | ||
| 9 | 37 | Alain Cudini John Morton John Paul | 72 | N.A.R.T. | Ferrari 512 BB 35527 | 306 | running | ||
| 10 | 35 | Pierre Yver Bruno Sotty Lucien Guitteny | 25 | Primagaz | Rondeau M379C 003/Ford | 306 | running | ||
| 11 | 43 | Anny-Charlotte Verney Ray Ratcliff Bob Garretson Skeeter McKitterick | 77 | Garretson Development | Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 | 299 | running | ||
| 12 | 47 | Joe Castellano Max Cohen-Olivar Jean-Marie Lemerle | 66 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1009 | 295 | running | ||
| 13 | 48 | Tony Dron Richard Cleare Richard Jones | 90 | Richard Cleare | Porsche 934 930 670 0155 | 291 | running | ||
| 14 | 50 | Yojiro Terada 寺田 陽次郎 Takashi Yorino Allan Moffat | 82 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda RX-7 254i | 282 | running | ||
| 15 | 36 | Christian Bussi Bernard de Dryver Pascal Witmeur | 38 | Christian Bussi | Rondeau M382 003/Ford | 279 | running | ||
| 16 | 55 | Jim Busby Doc Bundy Marcel Mignot | 87 | B.F. Goodrich | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 272 | running | ||
| 17 | 33 | Billy Hagan Gene Felton Tom Williams | 81 | Stratagraph Inc. | Chevrolet Camaro | 269 | running | ||
| 18 | 39 | Franco Gasparetti Roland Ennequin Michel Gabriel | 61 | Total | BMW M1 | 259 | running | ||
| 19 | 46 | Hershel McGriff Dick Brooks Tom Williams | 80 | Stratagraph Inc. | Chevrolet Camaro | 141 | running | ||
| 20 | 3 | Bob Wollek Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin | 4 | Reinhold Joest | Porsche 936C JR005 | 314 | piston | ||
| 21 | 44 | Steve O'Rourke Richard Down Nick Mason | 62 | Emka Productions Ltd. | BMW M1 WBS59910004301028 | 266 | engine | ||
| 22 | 54 | Gianni Giudici Bernard Salam Thierry Perrier | 65 | Thierry Perrier | Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1005 | 219 | disqualified | ||
| 23 | 53 | Tom Walkinshaw Pete Lovett Chuck Nicholson | 83 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda RX-7 254i | 180 | engine | ||
| 24 | 5 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Riccardo Patrese Hans Heyer | 50 | Martini Racing | Lancia Martini LC1 001003 | 152 | electrical | ||
| 25 | 16 | François Migault Gordon Spice Xavier Lapeyre | 11 | Jean Rondeau - R. Malardeau | Rondeau M382 005/Ford | 150 | ignition | ||
| 26 | 32 | Jacky Haran Vivian Candy Hervé Poulain | 26 | Jacky Haran | Rondeau M379C 005/Ford | 149 | engine | ||
| 27 | 38 | Jean Rondeau Jean Ragnotti Henri Pescarolo Philippe Alliot | 12 | Otis - Rondeau | Rondeau M382 006/Ford | 146 | engine | ||
| 28 | 28 | Claude Haldi Rodrigo Terran François Hesnault | 75 | Claude Haldi | Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0015 | 141 | gearbox | ||
| 29 | 42 | Paul Miller Patrick Bedard Manfred Schurti Jim Busby | 86 | B.F. Goodrich | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 008 | 128 | gearbox | ||
| 30 | 12 | Michel Pignard Jean-Daniel Raulet Didier Theys | 9 | Esso | WM P82 Peugeot | 127 | gearbox | ||
| 31 | 13 | Roger Dorchy Guy Fréquelin Alain Couderc | 10 | Esso | WM P82 Peugeot | 112 | accident | ||
| 32 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Henri Pescarolo Philippe Alliot Jean Rondeau | 24 | Otis - Rondeau | Rondeau M382 005/Ford | 111 | engine | ||
| 33 | 52 | Tony Garcia Fred Stiff Albert Naon | 85 | Tony Garcia | BMW M1 WBS59910004301027 | 104 | accident | ||
| 34 | 4 | Michele Alboreto Teo Fabi Rolf Stommelen Riccardo Patrese | 51 | Martini Racing | Lancia Martini LC1 001002 | 92 | engine | ||
| 35 | 20 | Chris Craft Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | 36 | Dome Co Ltd. | Dome RC82 01/Ford | 85 | suspension | ||
| 36 | 24 | Jeff Wood Eje Elgh Patrick Nève | 14 | March Engineering | March 82G 4/Chevrolet | 78 | electrical | ||
| 37 | 29 | Yves Courage Michel Dubois Jean-Philippe Grand | 35 | Yves Courage | Cougar C01 01/Ford | 78 | gearbox | ||
| 38 | 56 | Andy Rouse Richard Lloyd | 84 | Canon Cameras - GTi Engineering | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR BS70006 | 77 | gearbox | ||
| 39 | 7 | Hans Joachim Stuck Jean-Louis Schlesser Dieter Quester | 20 | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | Sauber SHS C6/Ford | 76 | engine mountings | ||
| 40 | 10 | Guy Edwards Rupert Keegan Nick Faure | 16 | Ultramar Team Lola | Lola T610 HU1/Ford | 72 | head gasket | ||
| 41 | 11 | Manfred Winkelhock Klaus Niedzwiedz Klaus Ludwig | 7 | Ford | Ford C100 03 | 71 | electrical | ||
| 42 | 6 | Klaus Ludwig Marc Surer Manfred Winkelhock | 6 | Ford | Ford C100 04 | 67 | electrical | ||
| 43 | 49 | Martin Birrane Neil Crang John Sheldon | 55 | Chevron Racing Cars | Chevron B36B/Ford | 57 | gearbox | ||
| 44 | 41 | Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Andruet Hervé Regout | 71 | Charles Pozzi - Ferrari France | Ferrari 512 BB 41263 | 57 | engine | ||
| 45 | 45 | Mike Wilds Ian Harrower François Duret | 39 | Dorset Racing Associates | De Cadenet Lola/Ford | 56 | out of fuel | ||
| 46 | 15 | Walter Brun Siegfried Müller Jr. Hans Joachim Stuck | 19 | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | Sauber SHS C6/Ford | 55 | starter motor | ||
| 47 | 26 | Geoff Lees Tiff Needell Bob Evans | 31 | Nimrod Racing Automobiles Ltd. | Nimrod NRA/C2 003/Aston Martin | 55 | accident | ||
| 48 | 25 | Hubert Striebig Michel Lateste Jacques Heuclin | 30 | Michel Lateste | URD C81/BMW | 45 | engine | ||
| 49 | 51 | Preston Henn Randy Lanier Denis Morin | 73 | T-Bird Racing | Ferrari 512 BB 30559 | 43 | out of fuel | ||
| 50 | 19 | Edgar Dören Antonio Contreras Billy Sprowls | 64 | Edgar Dören | Porsche 935 K3/81 01 00020 | 39 | out of fuel | ||
| 51 | 18 | Brian Redman Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams | 17 | Cooke Racing - Malardeau | Lola T610 HU2/Ford | 28 | out of fuel | ||
| 52 | 30 | Bobby Rahal Jim Trueman Skeeter McKitterick | 29 | Garretson Development | March 82G 1/Chevrolet | 28 | fuel tank | ||
| 53 | 8 | Ted Field Danny Ongais Bill Whittington | 5 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche CK5 01 | 25 | engine | ||
| 54 | 31 | Bob Akin Dave Cowart Kenper Miller | 76 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Porsche 935L-1 | 15 | out of fuel | ||
| 55 | 17 | Emilio de Villota Ruíz Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson | 37 | G.R.I.D. Racing | Grid Plaza S1 GA01/Ford | 7 | engine | ||
| 56 | 9 | Mario Andretti Michael Andretti | 27 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Mirage M12 01/Ford | 0 | did not start | 0 |