Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 40 | 1:40:09.64 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 40 | +5.28 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 40 | +44.14 secs | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | +1:25.88 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 39 | +1 Lap | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 39 | +1 Lap | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 39 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 13 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 23 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 39 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 15 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 38 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 33 | Fuel System | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 31 | Steering | 24 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 28 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 7 | Steering | 10 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 7 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Fuel Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Electrical | 15 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford |
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