| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 5 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49 6/Ford Cosworth | 80 | 86,292 | running | 80 |
| 2 | 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 24 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 20 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F7 WR8/Ford Cosworth | 80 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 21 | John Watson | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29 2/Ford Cosworth | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 16 | Jody Scheckter | 1 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T5 046/Ferrari 015 | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 9 | Didier Pironi | 25 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 04/Ford Cosworth | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 17 | Jochen Mass | 30 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows A3 4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Derek Daly | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 79 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | René Arnoux | 16 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 24/Renault Gordini | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RE20 23/Renault Gordini | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Keke Rosberg | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F7 3/Ford Cosworth | 58 | overheating | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | Clay Regazzoni | 14 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N180 MN-11/Ford Cosworth | 50 | accident | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Bruno Giacomelli | 23 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179 002/Alfa 1260 | 49 | accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07 06/Ford Cosworth | 47 | accident | 0 | |
| 15 | 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T5 045/Ferrari 015 | 46 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | Patrick Depailler | 22 | Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 179 003/Alfa 1260 | 40 | suspension | 0 | |
| 17 | 13 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS11 03/Ford Cosworth | 36 | tire | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | Eddie Cheever | 31 | Vincenzo Osella | Osella FA1 001/Ford Cosworth | 11 | 7,875 | driveshaft | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 28 | Frank Williams | Williams FW07 05/Ford Cosworth | 3 | 29,437 | driveshaft | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | Elio de Angelis | 12 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 3 | 17,647 | accident | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 010 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 3 | 16,482 | accident | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | Jan Lammers | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS D4 02/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 11,530 | transmission | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | Mario Andretti | 11 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 81 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 16,897 | accident | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | Ricardo Zunino | 6 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT49 5/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 11,292 | accident | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | David Kennedy | 18 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN11 3A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 6,982 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Geoff Lees | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN11 1A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | 6,982 | did not qualify | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | Stephen South | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M29 4/Ford Cosworth | 0 | 8,662 | did not qualify | 0 |