Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 75 | 1:41:04.23 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 75 | +0.32 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +12.21 secs | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +20.92 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 75 | +21.5 secs | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 75 | +45.95 secs | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 75 | +1:00.52 | 4 | |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 74 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 10 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 11 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 73 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford | 60 | Spun Off | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 56 | Transmission | 18 | |
| Ret | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford | 40 | Chassis | 23 | |
| Ret | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 40 | Engine | 26 | |
| DSQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 37 | Pushed at Start | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 35 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 35 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | 21 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 17 | Throttle | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren-Ford | 16 | Transmission | 25 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 13 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 10 | Transmission | 16 | |
| Ret | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNS | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | Injury Broken Hand | |||
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Danny Ongais | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford |
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