| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bill Whittington Don Whittington Klaus Ludwig | 41 | Whittington Brothers | Porsche 935 K3 009 00015 | 307 | 28,571 | running | |
| 2 | 16 | Rolf Stommelen Dick Barbour Paul Newman | 70 | Dick Barbour | Porsche 935 009 00030 | 300 | running | ||
| 3 | 20 | François Servanin François Trisconi Klaus Ludwig Laurent Ferrier | 40 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0013 | 293 | running | ||
| 4 | 38 | Herbert Müller Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli | 82 | Lubrifilm Racing Team | Porsche 934 930 670 0178 | 292 | running | ||
| 5 | 6 | Jean Ragnotti Bernard Darniche | 5 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 002/Ford | 288 | running | ||
| 6 | 23 | Marcel Mignot Hervé Poulain Manfred Winkelhock | 76 | Hervé Poulain | BMW M1 | 285 | running | ||
| 7 | 17 | Dieter Schornstein Edgar Dören Götz von Tschirnhaus | 42 | Sekurit Racing Team | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 | 284 | running | ||
| 8 | 54 | Bob Garretson Paul Newman Skeeter McKitterick Edwin Abate | 72 | Dick Barbour | Porsche 935 930 770 0910 | 279 | running | ||
| 9 | 39 | Robert Kirby John Hotchkis Bob Harmon | 73 | Dick Barbour | Porsche 935 930 770 0959 | 276 | running | ||
| 10 | 9 | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379 003/Ford | 275 | running | ||
| 11 | 26 | Claude Haldi Rodrigo Terran Herbert Loewe | 43 | Claude Haldi | Porsche 935 930 770 0904 | 271 | running | ||
| 12 | 45 | Nick Faure Bernard de Dryver Steve O'Rourke Jean Blaton | 61 | Beurlys | Ferrari 512 BB 27577 | 270 | running | ||
| 13 | 7 | Axel Plankenhorn Philippe Gurdjian Klaus Ludwig Louis Krages | 45 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 | 269 | running | ||
| 14 | 27 | Max Mamers Jean-Daniel Raulet Serge Saulnier | 52 | W.M. Aerem | WM P79 Peugeot | 268 | running | ||
| 15 | 24 | Jacques Guérin Fréderic Alliot Jacques Goujon Jean-Louis Schlesser | 39 | A.S.A. Cachia | Porsche 935 930 770 0912 | 265 | running | ||
| 16 | 51 | Georges Bourdillat Roland Ennequin Alain-Michel Bernard | 86 | Kores Racing | Porsche 934 930 670 0157 | 259 | running | ||
| 17 | 35 | Tony Charnell Richard Jones Robin Smith | 29 | Mogil Motors Ltd. | Chevron B36 Ford | 259 | running | ||
| 18 | 49 | Richard Jenvey Nick Mason Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough | 24 | Dorset Racing Associates | Lola T290 HU22/Ford | 254 | running | ||
| 19 | 48 | Anny-Charlotte Verney René Metge Patrick Bardinon | 84 | Anny-Charlotte Verney | Porsche 934 | 243 | running | ||
| 20 | 14 | Ray Mallock Martin Raymond Simon Phillips | 15 | Fisons Agricole-Simon Phillips | Lola T380 HU1/Ford | 242 | running | ||
| 21 | 34 | Michel Elkoubi Pierre Yver Max Cohen-Olivar | 20 | Lambretta S.A.F.D. | Lola T298 BMW | 240 | running | ||
| 22 | 47 | Albert Dufréne Bernard Verdier Noël del Bello | 28 | Racing Organisation Course | Chevron B36 ROC | 231 | running | ||
| 23 | 8 | Derek Bell David Hobbs Vern Schuppan | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. | Ford M10 801 | 262 | clutch | ||
| 24 | 30 | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini | 62 | C. H. Pozzi/J.M.S. Racing | Ferrari 512 BB 26681 | 240 | engine | ||
| 25 | 1 | Bob Wollek Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth | 14 | Essex-Porsche | Porsche 936/78 001 | 236 | engine | ||
| 26 | 28 | Claude Ballot-Léna Michel Leclère Peter Gregg | 63 | C. H. Pozzi/J.M.S. Racing | Ferrari 512 BB 26685 | 219 | accident | ||
| 27 | 19 | Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran | 55 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M378 001/Ford | 207 | accident | ||
| 28 | 4 | Manfred Schurti Hans Heyer | 36 | Gelo Sportswear International | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0015 | 201 | engine | ||
| 29 | 2 | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman | 12 | Essex-Porsche | Porsche 936/78 003 | 200 | disqualified | ||
| 30 | 11 | John Fitzpatrick Jean-Louis Lafosse Harald Grohs | 37 | Gelo Sportswear International | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 | 196 | engine | ||
| 31 | 53 | Alain Levié Jean-Marie Lemerle Jean-Pierre Malcher | 25 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T298 ROC | 189 | clutch | ||
| 32 | 43 | Alain Dechelette Charles Dechelette Marcel Tarres | 33 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland | Chevron B36 ROC | 187 | accident | ||
| 33 | 42 | Dominique Lacaud Michel Lateste Christian Heinkélé | 31 | Kores Racing - France Chauffage | Lola T297 BMW | 182 | clutch | ||
| 34 | 52 | Christian Bussi Bernard Salam | 87 | Christian Bussi | Porsche 934 | 182 | accident | ||
| 35 | 33 | Roger Dorchy Denis Morin | 51 | W.M. Aerem | WM P79 Peugeot | 157 | accident | ||
| 36 | 25 | Ted Field Milt Minter John Morton | 68 | Ted Field | Porsche 935/79 930 990 0031 | 154 | engine | ||
| 37 | 13 | John Cooper Pete Lovett John Morrison | 3 | J. C. Racing Ltd. | Lola T380 LM-3/Ford | 146 | electrical | ||
| 38 | 31 | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Marc Frischknecht | 23 | Pronuptia | Lola T296 Ford | 134 | accident | ||
| 39 | 41 | Michel Dubois Pierre-François Rousselot Marc Menant | 26 | Racing Organisation Course | Chevron B36 ROC | 133 | running | ||
| 40 | 5 | Vern Schuppan Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd. | Ford M10 802 | 121 | running | ||
| 41 | 37 | Alain Cudini Hubert Striebig Hughes Kirschoffer | 32 | Hubert Striebig | TOJ SC206 7706/BMW | 121 | fuel pump | ||
| 42 | 44 | Gianfranco Brancatelli Maurizio Micangeli Carlo Pietromarchi | 35 | Carlo Pietromarchi | De Tomaso Pantera 001 | 108 | running | ||
| 43 | 29 | Marc Sourd Florian Vetsch Roger Carmillet | 27 | Racing Organisation Course | Chevron B36 ROC | 92 | accident | ||
| 44 | 46 | Sandro Plastina Philippe Roux Mario Luini Philippe Jeanneret | 17 | Cheetah Racing Cars | Cheetah G601 BMW | 87 | cylinder head | ||
| 45 | 22 | Michel Pignard Jacques Coulon Serge Saulnier Jean-Daniel Raulet | 53 | W.M. Aerem | WM P79 Peugeot | 87 | suspension | ||
| 46 | 40 | Daniel Brillat Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | 18 | Daniel Brillat | Cheetah G601 1/BMW | 80 | camshaft | ||
| 47 | 32 | Rob McFarlin Bob Akin Roy Woods | 71 | Dick Barbour | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0024 | 78 | head gasket | ||
| 48 | 50 | Eric Vuagnat Jacques Boillat Georges Morand Daniel Laurent | 22 | Georges Morand | Lola T296 Ford | 76 | ignition | ||
| 49 | 21 | Randolph Townsend Raymond Touroul Jean-Pierre Jarier | 74 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Porsche 935 930 770 0905 | 65 | engine | ||
| 50 | 12 | Xavier Lapeyre André Chevalley Patrick Perrier | 1 | Chevalley Racing Switzerland | Lola T286 HU7/Ford | 59 | lights | ||
| 51 | 36 | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Cyril Grandet Preston Henn | 64 | N.A.R.T. | Ferrari 512 BB 26683 | 54 | accident | ||
| 52 | 15 | Chris Craft Gordon Spice | 6 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Dome Zero RL Ford | 40 | fuel feed | ||
| 53 | 18 | Tony Trimmer Bob Evans | 7 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Dome Zero RL Ford | 25 | head gasket | ||
| 54 | 55 | Robin Hamilton Mike Salmon David Preece | 50 | Robin Hamilton | Aston Martin AM V8 RHAM/001 | 21 | oil leak | ||
| 55 | 10 | François Migault Alain de Cadenet | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet Lola LM-4/Ford | 10 | gearbox |