Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | 1:53:18.471 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 80 | + 42.414 s | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 80 | + 49.972 s | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 80 | + 1:12.828 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 1:22.292 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 8 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford | 78 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 10 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 6 | |
| NC | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 70 | + 10 Laps | 19 | |
| NC | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 69 | + 11 Laps | 9 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 34 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 32 | Halfshaft | 5 | |
| Ret | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford | 15 | Water Leak | 15 | |
| Ret | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 3 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 2 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| Ret | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Suspension | 8 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 31 | Ingo Hoffmann | Fittipaldi-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 35 | Arturo Merzario | March-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 5 | Bob Evans | Lotus-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | 0 |
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