Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 63 | 1:49:59.86 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 63 | +49.13 secs | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 63 | +57.02 secs | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 63 | +1:33.12 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 62 | +1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 62 | +1 Lap | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | 62 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 8 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 61 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 61 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 59 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 58 | +5 Laps | 8 | |
| Ret | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 40 | Physical | 22 | |
| Ret | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 35 | Spun Off | 6 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 34 | Spun Off | 5 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 25 | Spun Off | 2 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 25 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 16 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 15 | Collision | 1 | |
| Ret | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign-Ford | 13 | Brakes | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 11 | Overheating | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 8 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | 5 | Accident | 24 | |
| DNS | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign-Ford | 0 | Transmission | 17 | |
| DNS | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford | Mass Drove Car | 16 | ||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Eddie Cheever | Theodore-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Divina Galica | Hesketh-Ford |
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