Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 14 | 1:41:42.7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | + 27.7 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 14 | + 52.4 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | + 54.2 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 1:57.3 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 77 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 14 | + 2:30.3 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 14 | + 2:33.9 | 19 | |
| 8 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 14 | + 2:48.2 | 18 | |
| 9 | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 14 | + 3:46.0 | 5 | |
| 10 | 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees-Ford | 14 | + 3:47.3 | 14 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 14 | + 4:51.7 | 23 | |
| 12 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 4:58.1 | 12 | |
| 13 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 14 | + 5:25.2 | 20 | |
| 14 | 40 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell-Ford | 13 | + 1 lap | 26 | |
| 15 | 25 | Guy Edwards | Hesketh-Ford | 13 | + 1 lap | 25 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arturo Merzario | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 3 | Brakes | 21 | |
| Ret | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 1 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Fuel System | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 0 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 0 | Clutch | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 0 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford | (1) | Withdrew after first race | 17 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | (1) | Accident in first race | 2 | |
| Ret | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | (1) | Accident in first race | 24 | |
| Ret | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | (1) | Accident in first race | 22 | |
| DNQ | 33 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham-Ford | Car seized by Police | |||
| DNQ | 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees-Ford |
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