Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 40 | 1:07:04.54 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 40 | +1.48 secs | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 40 | +20.47 secs | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 40 | +37.53 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 40 | +40.39 secs | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 40 | +46.33 secs | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | +48.48 secs | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 40 | +55.24 secs | 13 | |
| 9 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren-Ford | 40 | +1:06.83 | 24 | |
| 10 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 40 | +1:09.11 | 18 | |
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | +1:16.57 | 16 | |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 13 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 14 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| NC | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 33 | +7 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 28 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 19 | Distributor | 10 | |
| Ret | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 14 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Fatal Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 0 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 0 | Accident | 23 | |
| DNQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Harald Ertl | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Gimax | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 38 | Alberto Colombo | Merzario-Ford |
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