Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 70 | 1:57:49.196 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 70 | +13.372 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 70 | +19.408 secs | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 70 | +24.667 secs | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 70 | +28.558 secs | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 70 | +54.476 secs | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 70 | +1:21.250 | 18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 70 | +1:26.560 | 17 | |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 70 | +1:28.942 | 5 | |
| 10 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 69 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 11 | 66 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 69 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 65 | +5 Laps | 22 | |
| NC | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS-Ford | 58 | +12 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 52 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 51 | Spun Off | 19 | |
| Ret | 55 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Lotus-Ford | 49 | Oil Leak | 1 | |
| Ret | 18 | René Arnoux | Surtees-Ford | 37 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Bobby Rahal | Wolf-Ford | 16 | Fuel System | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 1 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Beppe Gabbiani | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS-Ford |
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