Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:18.4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 78 | + 1.3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 78 | + 45.9 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 1:08.4 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | John Watson | Penske-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 27 | Mario Andretti | Parnelli-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 8 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | Bob Evans | Lotus-Ford | 77 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 11 | 18 | Brett Lunger | Surtees-Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 12 | 34 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 76 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 13 | 21 | Michel Leclère | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 76 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
| 14 | 22 | Chris Amon | Ensign-Ford | 76 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 15 | 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh-Ford | 74 | + 4 Laps | 24 | |
| 16 | 20 | Jacky Ickx | Wolf-Williams-Ford | 73 | + 5 Laps | 19 | |
| 17 | 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 70 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 52 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 49 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford | 28 | Radiator | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | Oil Pressure | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 18 | clutch | 25 | |
| Ret | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 16 | Oil Pressure | 11 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 15 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Ian Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Accident | 16 |
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