Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 50 | 1:22:00.22 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 50 | +0.46 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 50 | +4.78 secs | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 50 | +54.40 secs | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 50 | +59.70 secs | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 50 | +1:01.55 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 50 | +1:24.14 | 13 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 49 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 49 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 49 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 11 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 49 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 12 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 49 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 47 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
| 14 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 45 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 41 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | 41 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | 40 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 33 | Clutch | 24 | |
| Ret | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 28 | Spun Off | 18 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 13 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 3 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 3 | Suspension | 21 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | Accident | 8 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque-Ford |
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