| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Didier Pironi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | 2 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport | Renault Alpine A442B A442/3 | 370 | running | ||
| 2 | 4 | Bob Wollek Jürgen Barth Reinhold Jöst Jacky Ickx | 6 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 936/78 001 | 365 | running | ||
| 3 | 6 | Reinhold Jöst Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Jochen Mass | 7 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 936/77 002 | 363 | running | ||
| 4 | 8 | Jean Ragnotti Guy Fréquelin José Dolhem Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 4 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport | Renault Alpine A442A A442/1 | 359 | running | ||
| 5 | 16 | Brian Redman John Paul Dick Barbour | 90 | Dick Barbour Racing | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0024 | 338 | running | ||
| 6 | 14 | Jim Busby Rick Knoop Chris Cord | 44 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0012 | 337 | running | ||
| 7 | 23 | Paulo de Mello Gomes Marinho Amaral Alfredo Guaraná Menezes Henri Cachia Claude Ballot-Léna | 41 | A.S.A. Cachia-Team Pace | Porsche 935 930 770 0912 | 330 | running | ||
| 8 | 3 | Manfred Schurti Rolf Stommelen | 43 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 935/78 006 | 327 | running | ||
| 9 | 40 | Jean Rondeau Bernard Darniche Jacky Haran | 72 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M378 001/Ford | 295 | running | ||
| 10 | 9 | Vern Schuppan Jacques Laffite Sam Posey | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Mirage M9 802/Renault | 294 | running | ||
| 11 | 29 | Michel Pignard Laurent Ferrier Lucien Rossiaud | 31 | R.O.C. La Pierre du Nord | Chevron B36 ROC | 285 | running | ||
| 12 | 51 | Anny-Charlotte Verney Xavier Lapeyre François Servanin | 66 | Anny-Charlotte Verney | Porsche Carrera RSR | 280 | running | ||
| 13 | 19 | André Chevalley François Trisconi | 71 | A. Chevalley Racing | Inaltera 003/Ford | 280 | running | ||
| 14 | 47 | Gordon Spice John Rulon-Miller Larry Perkins | 97 | Charles Ivey Engineering | Porsche Carrera RSR 911 460 9064 | 279 | running | ||
| 15 | 10 | Chris Craft Alain de Cadenet | 8 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet Lola LM-4/Ford | 274 | running | ||
| 16 | 49 | François Migault Lucien Guitteny Florian Vetsch | 86 | Écurie Grand Compétition | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB - 512BB 18139 | 263 | running | ||
| 17 | 52 | Christian Bussi André Gahinet Jean-Claude Briavoine Claude Haldi | 62 | Ségolen | Porsche 934 930 670 0171 | 260 | running | ||
| 18 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Patrick Depailler | 1 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport | Renault Alpine A443 A443/1 | 279 | engine | ||
| 19 | 24 | Marc Surer Eugen Strähl Harry Blumer | 23 | Francy Sauber PP AG | Sauber C5 002/BMW | 258 | running | ||
| 20 | 1 | Jacky Ickx Henri Pescarolo Jochen Mass | 5 | Martini Racing Porsche System | Porsche 936/78 003 | 255 | accident | ||
| 21 | 34 | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini | 88 | Pozzi-Thompson J.M.S. | Ferrari 512 BB 24127 | 251 | engine | ||
| 22 | 50 | Sandro Plastina Jean-Daniel Grandjean Mario Luini | 20 | C. H. Graemiger | Cheetah G601 Ford | 251 | running | ||
| 23 | 55 | Georges Bourdillat Alain-Michel Bernard Jean-Luc Favresse | 64 | Georges Bourdillat | Porsche Carrera | 242 | running | ||
| 24 | 48 | Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet Jean-Claude Dufrey | 25 | Pronuptia | Lola T294/6 Ford | 239 | running | ||
| 25 | 43 | Michel Elkoubi Philippe Streiff Pierre Yver | 24 | Pronuptia M.R.E. | Lola T296 Ford | 233 | running | ||
| 26 | 36 | Jean-Pierre Delaunay Jacques Guérin Gregg Young Jean-Claude Andruet | 87 | Luigi Chinetti Sr. | Ferrari 512 BB 24131 | 232 | gearbox | ||
| 27 | 33 | Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Lafosse | 89 | Pozzi-Thompson J.M.S. | Ferrari 512 BB 24129 | 218 | gearbox | ||
| 28 | 30 | Michel Lateste Jean-François Auboiron Dominique Lacaud | 28 | Dominique Lacaud | Lola T297 BMW | 218 | running | ||
| 29 | 13 | Ian Grob Guy Edwards Ian Bracey | 19 | Ibec Racing Developments Hesketh | Ibec 308 LM Ford | 195 | connecting rod | ||
| 30 | 38 | Jacques Henry Albert Dufréne Max Cohen-Olivar | 30 | R.O.C. La Pierre du Nord | Chevron B36 ROC | 195 | piston | ||
| 31 | 18 | Marc Sourd Xavier Mathiot Christian Debias | 78 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P78 Peugeot | 186 | accident | ||
| 32 | 28 | Louis Krages Dieter Schornstein Philippe Gurdjian | 45 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 935 930 770 0903 | 183 | running | ||
| 33 | 26 | Tony Charnell Robin Smith Fréderic Alliot Richard Jones | 27 | Mogil Motors Ltd. | Chevron B31 Ford | 181 | running | ||
| 34 | 53 | Marianne Hoepfner Christine Dacremont | 76 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P76 Peugeot | 171 | head gasket | ||
| 35 | 32 | Edgar Dören Hervé Poulain Gerhard Holup Romain Feitler | 68 | Hervé Poulain | Porsche 934 930 670 0158 | 167 | gearbox | ||
| 36 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Derek Bell | 3 | Equipe Renault Elf Sport | Renault Alpine A442A A442/2 | 162 | differential | ||
| 37 | 31 | Bob Garretson Bob Akin Steve Earle | 91 | Dick Barbour Racing | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0033 | 159 | accident | ||
| 38 | 35 | Michel Dubois Daniel Gache Julien Sanchez | 29 | R.O.C. Modylock | Chevron B36 ROC | 142 | accident | ||
| 39 | 21 | Herbert Müller Claude Haldi Nik McGranger | 48 | Meccarillos Cégécol Racing Team | Porsche 935 930 770 0904 | 140 | gearbox | ||
| 40 | 45 | Georges Morand Christian Blanc Eric Vuagnat | 26 | G.V.E.A. | Lola T296 Ford | 130 | oil pressure | ||
| 41 | 46 | Pierre-François Rousselot Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié | 21 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T294 ROC | 126 | chassis | ||
| 42 | 54 | Antoine Salamin Gérard Vial Yves Courage Joël Laplacette | 65 | Joël Laplacette | Porsche 930 | 116 | brakes | ||
| 43 | 22 | Tom Walkinshaw Dieter Quester Rad Dougall Ted Toleman | 34 | BMW (G.B.) Racing | Osella PA6 BMW | 113 | accident | ||
| 44 | 15 | Nick Faure John Beasley Simon Phillips Martin Raymond | 12 | Simon Phillips Racing | Lola T380 HU1/Ford | 99 | running | ||
| 45 | 41 | Ian Harrower Juliette Slaughter Brian Joscelyne Tony Birchenhough | 32 | Dorset Racing Association | Lola T290 HU22/Ford | 61 | engine | ||
| 46 | 39 | Guy Chasseuil Jean-Claude Lefebvre José Dolhem | 61 | Auto Daniel Urcun | Porsche 934 930 670 0177 | 61 | piston | ||
| 47 | 27 | Jean-Daniel Raulet Max Mamers | 77 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P77 Peugeot | 44 | clutch | ||
| 48 | 17 | Bill Whittington Don Whittington Franz Konrad Reinhold Jöst | 94 | Whittington Brothers | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0016 | 41 | accident | ||
| 49 | 42 | Teddy Pilette Nick Faure Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul | 85 | Beurlys | Ferrari 512 BB 22715 | 39 | gearbox | ||
| 50 | 37 | Willy Braillard Jean-Louis Ravenel Jacky Ravenel Philippe Dagoreau | 69 | Jean Louis Ravenel-V.S.D. | Porsche 934 930 670 0156 | 35 | injection pump | ||
| 51 | 20 | Martin Raymond J.P. Wielemans Mike Franey | 46 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0022 | 34 | engine | ||
| 52 | 12 | Michel Leclère Sam Posey | 11 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | Mirage M9 801/Renault | 33 | electrical | ||
| 53 | 25 | Brad Frisselle Robert Kirby John Hotchkis | 84 | Wynn's International Belgium | Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1003 | 30 | head | ||
| 54 | 44 | Bob Evans Richard Down | 33T | Cloud Engineering Ltd. | Lola T294S Ford | 23 | puncture | ||
| 55 | 11 | John Fitzpatrick Toine Hezemans Klaus Ludwig | 47 | Weisberg Gelo Team | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 | 19 | piston |