| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07C 12/Ford Cosworth | 54 | running | 35 | |
| 2 | 9 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 02/Matra MS81 | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | Nigel Mansell | 12 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81B R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | 27 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 050/Ferrari 021 | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 14 | Elio de Angelis | 11 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81B R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | Eddie Cheever | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 5 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren MP4-1 02/Ford Cosworth | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Didier Pironi | 28 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F126CK 052/Ferrari 021 | 54 | running | 12 | |
| 9 | 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | 23 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179C 01/Alfa 1260 | 54 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Mario Andretti | 22 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179C 03/Alfa 1260 | 53 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Marc Surer | 14 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N180B MN-15/Ford Cosworth | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Michele Alboreto | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 52 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 31 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1B 002/Ford Cosworth | 50 | running | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 12/Ford Cosworth | 39 | accident | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS17 03/Matra MS81 | 35 | transmission | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | Chico Serra | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8C 4/Ford Cosworth | 29 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Beppe Gabbiani | 32 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1B 003/Ford Cosworth | 22 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 6 | Alan Jones | 1 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07C 11/Ford Cosworth | 19 | 41,743 | accident | 7 |
| 19 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29F 4/Ford Cosworth | 11 | 10,000 | gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | Keke Rosberg | 20 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F8C 3/Ford Cosworth | 10 | 14,375 | gearshift | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49C 11/Ford Cosworth | 10 | 25,000 | accident | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | Alain Prost | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 22B/Renault Gordini | 2 | 16,406 | clutch | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | Siegfried Stohr | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 11,875 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 16,562 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | Derek Daly | 18 | March Engineering | March 811 4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 27B/Renault Gordini | 0 | 11,406 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | 17 | March Engineering | March 811 5/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | Slim Borgudd | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D4 03/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | Patrick Tambay | 33 | Teddy Yip | Theodore TY01 1/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | Derek Warwick | 36 | Ted Toleman | Toleman TG181 01/Hart 415T | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | Brian Henton | 35 | Ted Toleman | Toleman TG181 02/Hart 415T | 0 | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |