Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 70 | 1:41:00.606 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 70 | +34.019 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 70 | +34.105 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 69 | +1 Lap | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 69 | +1 Lap | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 69 | +1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 69 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 8 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 69 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 9 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 69 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 10 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 69 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 11 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 68 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 68 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | 68 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 67 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
| 15 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS-Ford | 63 | +7 Laps | 23 | |
| NC | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 62 | +8 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 46 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 46 | Wheel | 9 | |
| Ret | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 42 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 28 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 19 | Spun Off | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 16 | Overheating | 6 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 8 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 7 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford |
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