Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 80 | 1:50:19.4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 80 | +49.212 secs | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 80 | +1:18.563 secs | 24 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 79 | +1 Lap | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 78 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | +9 Laps | 11 | |
| Ret | 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 58 | Overheating | 22 | |
| Ret | 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 50 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 49 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 47 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 46 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 40 | Suspension | 3 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 36 | Puncture | 13 | |
| Ret | 31 | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 11 | Transmission | 19 | |
| Ret | 28 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 3 | Transmission | 7 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 3 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 0 | Transmission | 4 | |
| Ret | 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Dave Kennedy | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Geoff Lees | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 8 | Stephen South | McLaren-Ford |
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