| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Ronnie Peterson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 78 | running | 1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 78 | running | 14 | |
| 3 | 10 | John Watson | 2 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 3/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 18 | Alan Jones | 27 | Frank Williams | Williams FW06 001/Ford Cosworth | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 14 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 01/Matra MS76 | 78 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 13 | Didier Pironi | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell 008 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | running | 20 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 10 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Rolf Stommelen | 36 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows FA1 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 25 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 78 R1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Brett Lunger | 30 | BS Fabrications | McLaren M23 14/Ford Cosworth | 76 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 06/Ford Cosworth | 76 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 35 | Jackie Oliver | Arrows FA1 1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 63 | engine | 37 | |
| 14 | 5 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1/Ford Cosworth DFV | 59 | accident | 6 | |
| 15 | 4 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 5/Ford Cosworth | 56 | accident | 0 | |
| 16 | 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 032/Ferrari 015 | 55 | oil leak | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | Carlos Reutemann | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T3 033/Ferrari 015 | 55 | accident | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | Niki Lauda | 1 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT46 4/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 52 | engine | 0 | |
| 19 | 23 | Rupert Keegan | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 07/Ford Cosworth | 52 | oil line | 0 | |
| 20 | 16 | Jochen Mass | 9 | Günter Schmid | ATS HS1 2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 43 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 26 | Arturo Merzario | 37 | Team Merzario | Merzario A1 01/Ford Cosworth | 39 | suspension | 0 | |
| 22 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 15 | Equipe Renault | Renault RS01 2/Renault Gordini | 38 | engine | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | Keke Rosberg | 32 | Teddy Yip | Theodore TR1 2/Ford Cosworth | 15 | clutch | 0 | |
| 24 | 15 | Emerson Wojciechowska Fittipaldi | 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A 1/Ford Cosworth | 9 | driveshaft | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | 24 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E 5/Ford Cosworth | 8 | oil line | 0 | |
| 26 | 3 | James Hunt | 7 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 4/Ford Cosworth | 5 | engine | 0 | |
| 27 | 27 | René Arnoux | 31 | Automobiles Martini | Martini MK23 1/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 29 | 29 | Lamberto Leoni | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-06/Ford Cosworth | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 30 | 30 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 3A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 0 | did not qualify | 0 |