Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 62 | 1:58:41.043 | 17 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 62 | + 15.726 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 62 | + 28.077 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 62 | + 1:11.976 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | 62 | + 1:23.757 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 61 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 18 | |
| 8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 61 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 9 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 59 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
| 11 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 59 | + 3 Laps | 26 | |
| NC | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 54 | + 8 Laps | 1 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 44 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 40 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | Spun Off | 16 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 30 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 17 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 13 | Spun Off | 25 | |
| Ret | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 6 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford | 6 | Collision | 14 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 2 | Ignition | 22 | |
| Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1 | Spun Off | 5 | |
| Ret | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 0 | Collision | 21 | |
| Ret | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | 0 | Collision | 24 | |
| Ret | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella-Ford | 0 | Collision | 23 | |
| DNQ | 19 | Emilio de Villota | March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | ||||
| DNQ | 33 | Jan Lammers | Theodore-Ford |
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