Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 54 | 1:41:21.57 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | +47.44 secs | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +1:39.76 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 53 | +1 Lap | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| 8 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 26 | |
| NC | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 50 | +7 Laps | 22 | |
| NC | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | 49 | +7 Laps | 25 | |
| DSQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 41 | Push start | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 40 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 33 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 31 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 28 | Push start | 4 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 20 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 7 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 7 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 7 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign-Ford | 7 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 4 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren-Ford | 4 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 3 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Accident | 2 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Hans Binder | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford |
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