Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | 1:55:14.66 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +22.45 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 75 | +32.29 secs | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | +33.53 secs | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | +1:08.06 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 75 | +1:08.77 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | +4 Laps | 12 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 69 | +6 Laps | 4 | |
| Ret | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 62 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 56 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 43 | Handling | 6 | |
| Ret | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 38 | Driver Unwell | 19 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 29 | Oil Leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford | 27 | Brakes | 16 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 24 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 13 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | 8 | Transmission | 18 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford |
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