Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | 1:50:25.40 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 80 | +29.38 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 80 | +59.69 secs | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 80 | +1:04.33 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 80 | +1:23.52 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 78 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 78 | +2 Laps | 12 | |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 78 | +2 Laps | 13 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 72 | Push Start | 17 | |
| Ret | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 71 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 69 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 62 | Injection | 18 | |
| DSQ | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 49 | Push Start | 21 | |
| Ret | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 48 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 47 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 40 | Brakes | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 21 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 19 | Transmission | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 13 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 8 | Brakes | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 0 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
| DNS | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Withdrawn | |||
| DNS | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Injury in Practice |
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