Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 75 | 1:58:25.318 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 75 | + 14.660 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford | 75 | + 1:19.143 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 1:20.947 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford | 73 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 70 | + 5 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | + 7 Laps | 24 | |
| DSQ | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 75 | Illegal Rear Wing | 7 | |
| Ret | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 59 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 33 | Spun Off | 1 | |
| Ret | 29 | Brian Henton | Arrows-Ford | 32 | Spun Off | 20 | |
| Ret | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 27 | Spun Off | 19 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 26 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 26 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 25 | Spun Off | 6 | |
| Ret | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore-Ford | 23 | Spun Off | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mario Andretti | Williams-Ford | 19 | Collision | 14 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 10 | Spun Off | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | Spun Off | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | Collision | 3 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 3 | Collision | 26 | |
| Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1 | Collision | 25 | |
| DNQ | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
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