Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 59 | +48.787 secs | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 59 | +53.199 secs | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 59 | +1:30.512 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 59 | +1:41.259 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 58 | +1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 54 | +5 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 53 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 52 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 48 | Tyre | 16 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 44 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 36 | Wheel | 1 | |
| Ret | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 32 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 29 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 25 | Spun Off | 9 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 24 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | 20 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 20 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 18 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 16 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 6 | Spun Off | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 3 | Spun Off | 4 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | 2 | Spun Off | 24 | |
| Ret | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Spun Off | 18 | |
| DNQ | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford |
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