| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | James Hunt | 1 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 3/Ford Cosworth | 73 | running | 73 | |
| 2 | 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 029/Ferrari 015 | 73 | running | 0 | |
| 3 | 15 | Patrick Depailler | 4 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 7/Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | running | 0 | |
| 4 | 12 | Alan Jones | 17 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 5A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | running | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 02/Matra MS76 | 72 | running | 0 | |
| 6 | 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 16 | Shadow Racing | Shadow DN8 3A/Ford Cosworth DFV | 72 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 8 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 1/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 72 | running | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | 19 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 06/Ford Cosworth | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Kunimitsu Takahashi 高橋 国光 | 50 | Meiritsu Racing | Tyrrell 007 5/Ford Cosworth | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Jody Scheckter | 20 | Wolf Racing | Wolf WR3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino 星野 一義 | 52 | Heroes Racing | Kojima KE009 2/Ford Cosworth | 71 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | 9 | March Engineering | March 761B 3-2/Ford Cosworth DFV | 69 | running | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Gunnar Nilsson | 6 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R4/Ford Cosworth DFV | 63 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 | Morris Nunn | Ensign N177 MN-07/Ford Cosworth | 43 | engine | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | John Watson | 7 | Bernie Ecclestone | Brabham BT45 6/Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 29 | gearbox | 0 | |
| 16 | 8 | Jochen Mass | 2 | McLaren Racing | McLaren M26 1-2/Ford Cosworth | 28 | engine | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | 23 | Teddy Yip | Ensign N177 MN-08/Ford Cosworth | 14 | engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312T2 030/Ferrari 015 | 5 | accident | 0 | |
| 19 | 18 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 | Ken Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 6/Ford Cosworth DFV | 5 | accident | 0 | |
| 20 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 27 | Guy Ligier | Ligier JS7 03/Matra MS76 | 3 | engine | 0 | |
| 21 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Colin Chapman | Lotus 78 R3/Ford Cosworth DFV | 1 | accident | 0 | |
| 22 | 19 | Noritake Takahara 高原 敬武 | 51 | Kojima Engineering | Kojima KE009 1/Ford Cosworth | 1 | accident | 0 | |
| 23 | 21 | Hans Binder | 18 | John Surtees | Surtees TS19 01/Ford Cosworth | 1 | accident | 0 |