Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 75 | 1:44:09.077 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 75 | + 20.048 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | + 20.428 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 47.473 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 75 | + 1:16.438 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 75 | + 1:18.175 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 1:18.497 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 73 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 10 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 71 | + 4 Laps | 11 | |
| 12 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 69 | + 6 Laps | 14 | |
| 13 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | Engine | 17 | |
| NC | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford | 61 | Not Classified | 24 | |
| Ret | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 43 | Gearbox | 22 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 29 | Suspension | 10 | |
| DSQ | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 22 | Disqualified | 3 | |
| Ret | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 20 | Throttle | 16 | |
| Ret | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore-Ford | 19 | Suspension | 23 | |
| Ret | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 10 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | Electrical | 13 | |
| Ret | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier-Matra | 2 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Water Leak | 15 | |
| Ret | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 0 | Transmission | 21 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Jacques Villeneuve | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford |
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