Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 78 | 1:42:21.6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 78 | +5.2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | +5.7 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 78 | +9.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren-Ford | 78 | +19.9 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 78 | +20.2 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 78 | +23.6 | 14 | |
| 8 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 78 | +26.7 | 8 | |
| 9 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 78 | +46.2 | 16 | |
| 10 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 78 | +1:11.7 | 9 | |
| 11 | 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees-Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus-Ford | 77 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| 13 | 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 76 | +2 laps | 2 | |
| 14 | 30 | Brett Lunger | March-Ford | 76 | +2 laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 14 | Larry Perkins | BRM | 73 | +5 laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March-Ford | 66 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March-Ford | 55 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 43 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 33 | Boy Hayje | March-Ford | 33 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 22 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford | 22 | Fatal Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow-Ford | 21 | Fuel leak | 20 | |
| Ret | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell-Ford | 5 | Fuel system | 7 |
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