Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 54 | 1:40:58.60 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 12.70 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 54 | + 23.55 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 54 | + 24.82 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 54 | + 43.92 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 55.07 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 54 | + 1:21.55 | 17 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 54 | + 1:30.67 | 16 | |
| 9 | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford | 54 | + 1:53.57 | 20 | |
| 10 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 53 | + 1 lap | 13 | |
| 15 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 17 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford | 53 | + 1 lap | 25 | |
| 18 | 22 | Patrick Nève | Ensign-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 26 | |
| 19 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 51 | Fuel System | 6 | |
| Ret | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 44 | Suspension | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 28 | Oil Pressure | 11 | |
| Ret | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 21 | Oil Pressure | 21 | |
| Ret | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford | 19 | Suspension | 24 | |
| Ret | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 8 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 8 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 4 | Differential | 27 | |
| DNQ | 33 | Damien Magee | Brabham-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford |
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