| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | 11 | Porsche System | Porsche 936/81 003 | 355 | running | ||
| 2 | 28 | Jacky Haran Philippe Streiff Jean-Louis Schlesser | 8 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379C 002/Ford | 341 | running | ||
| 3 | 15 | François Migault Gordon Spice | 7 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379C 003/Ford | 336 | running | ||
| 4 | 23 | John Cooper Dudley Wood Claude Bourgoignie | 55 | Claude Bourgoignie | Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 | 331 | running | ||
| 5 | 37 | Jean-Claude Andruet Claude Ballot-Léna Hervé Regout | 47 | Charles Pozzi S.A. | Ferrari 512 BB/LM 31589 | 329 | running | ||
| 6 | 33 | Ralph Kent-Cooke Anny-Charlotte Verney Bob Garretson | 42 | Cooke-Woods Racing | Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 | 328 | running | ||
| 7 | 43 | Jürgen Barth Walter Röhrl | 1 | Porsche System | Porsche 944 LM 006 | 324 | running | ||
| 8 | 31 | Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto Carlo Facetti | 65 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1009 | 323 | running | ||
| 8 | 31 | Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto Carlo Facetti | 65 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo 100 | 323 | running | ||
| 9 | 36 | Jean Xhenceval Pierre Dieudonné Jean-Paul Libert | 46 | Rennod Racing | Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35525 | 321 | running | ||
| 10 | 7 | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs Götz von Tschirnhaus | 60 | Vegla Racing Team | Porsche 935J 000 00016 | 321 | running | ||
| 11 | 48 | Manfred Schurti Andy Rouse Siegfried Brunn | 36 | Porsche System | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 316 | running | ||
| 12 | 2 | Jochen Mass Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood | 12 | Porsche System | Porsche 936/81 001 | 313 | running | ||
| 13 | 16 | Denis Morin Charles Mendez Xavier Mathiot | 4 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P79/80 Peugeot | 308 | running | ||
| 14 | 53 | Martino Finotto Giorgio Schön Giorgio Pianta | 68 | Jolly Club | Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1005 | 293 | running | ||
| 15 | 12 | Emilio de Villota Ruíz Guy Edwards Juan Fernandez | 18 | Team Lola | Lola T600 HU3/Ford | 288 | running | ||
| 16 | 35 | Bernard Darniche Johnny Cecotto Persello Philippe Alliot | 51 | B.M.W. Italie-France | BMW M1 | 278 | running | ||
| 17 | 52 | Valentin Bertapelle Thierry Perrier Bernard Salam | 70 | Thierry Perrier | Porsche 934 | 275 | running | ||
| 18 | 42 | Jean-Philippe Grand Yves Courage | 31 | Jean-Philippe Grand | Lola T298/BMW | 273 | running | ||
| 19 | 45 | Pierre Yver Jacques Heuclin Michel Dubois | 33 | Compagnie Primagaz | Lola T298/BMW | 204 | running | ||
| 20 | 54 | Louis Descartes Hervé Bayard Bruno Preschey | 32 | Écurie Renard-Delmas | Renard Delmas D31 ROC 01 | 188 | running | ||
| 21 | 30 | Paul Miller Craig Siebert Bob Akin | 43 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00013 | 320 | short-circuit | ||
| 22 | 32 | Claude Haldi Hervé Poulain Mark Thatcher | 57 | Claude Haldi | Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0015 | 260 | accident | ||
| 23 | 29 | Alain Cudini Philippe Gurdjian John Morton | 49 | N.A.R.T. | Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35527 | 247 | accident | ||
| 24 | 38 | David Hobbs Eddie Jordan Steve O'Rourke | 53 | Emka Productions Ltd. | BMW M1 WBS59910004301028 | 236 | engine | ||
| 25 | 47 | Pierre-François Rousselot François Servanin Laurent Ferrier | 72 | B.M.W. ZOL' Auto | BMW M1 WBS59910004301100 | 212 | valve | ||
| 26 | 19 | Alain de Cadenet Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin | 20 | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet Lola LM-4/Ford | 210 | engine | ||
| 27 | 22 | Dieter Quester Marc Surer David Deacon | 52 | Wuerth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber | BMW M1/Sauber | 207 | engine | ||
| 28 | 24 | Riccardo Patrese Hans Heyer Piercarlo Ghinzani | 66 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1011 | 186 | cylinder head | ||
| 29 | 26 | Vivian Candy Martin Birrane Nick Faure | 21 | Dorset Racing Associates | Lola T380 HU1/Ford | 171 | gearbox casing | ||
| 30 | 20 | Chris Craft Bob Evans | 23 | Dome Co Ltd. | Dome Zero RL81/Ford | 154 | valves | ||
| 31 | 25 | Maurico DeNarvaez Kenper Miller Günter Steckkönig | 40 | Reinhold Joest | Porsche 935J 930 890 0012 | 152 | fire | ||
| 32 | 40 | Steve Earle Simon Phillips Mike Salmon | 48 | Simon Phillips | Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35523 | 140 | chassis | ||
| 33 | 34 | Fabrizio Violati Duilio Truffo Maurizio Flammini | 45 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto | Ferrari 512 BB/LM 35529 | 118 | electrical | ||
| 34 | 14 | Patrick Gaillard André Chevalley Bruno Sotty | 22 | André Chevalley Racing | ACR 80B/Ford | 114 | clutch | ||
| 35 | 51 | Tom Walkinshaw Pete Lovett Tetsu Ikuzawa | 37 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda RX-7 253i | 107 | engine | ||
| 36 | 46 | Max Cohen-Olivar Jean-Marie Lemerle Alain Levié | 30 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Lola T298/BMW | 104 | electrical | ||
| 37 | 27 | Tony Trimmer Tiff Needell Ian Bracey | 27 | Ian Bracey | Ibec P6/Ford | 95 | head gasket | ||
| 38 | 18 | Bob Wollek Xavier Lapeyre Guy Chasseuil | 10 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 917K/81 81 | 82 | engine mount | ||
| 39 | 3 | Reinhold Jöst Dale Whittington Klaus Niedzwiedz | 14 | Reinhold Joest | Porsche 908/80 Turbo 936/80-004 | 60 | accident | ||
| 40 | 5 | Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | 24 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379C 005/Ford | 58 | handling | ||
| 41 | 21 | Hans Joachim Stuck Jean-Pierre Jarier Helmut Henzler | 50 | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | BMW M1/Sauber | 57 | accident damage | ||
| 42 | 6 | Ted Field Bill Whittington Don Whittington | 59 | Erwin Kremer | Porsche 935 K3/81 01 00020 | 57 | engine | ||
| 43 | 11 | Max Mamers Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard | 83 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P81/Peugeot | 50 | accident | ||
| 44 | 50 | Jan Lundgardh Mike Wilds Axel Plankenhorn | 69 | Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing | Porsche 935 L1 | 49 | engine | ||
| 45 | 41 | Christian Danner Leopold von Bayern Peter Oberndorfer | 71 | Helmut Marko | BMW M1 WBS59910004301036 | 49 | crankshaft | ||
| 46 | 13 | Edgar Dören Gerhard Holup Jürgen Lässig | 61 | Weralit Team | Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 | 48 | out of fuel | ||
| 47 | 44 | Beppe Gabbiani Emanuele Pirro Riccardo Patrese | 67 | Martini Racing | Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1007 | 47 | accident | ||
| 48 | 9 | Roger Dorchy Guy Fréquelin | 5 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P79/80/Peugeot | 46 | engine | ||
| 49 | 17 | Preston Henn Michael Chandler Marcel Mignot | 41 | Preston B. Henn | Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 | 45 | crankshaft | ||
| 50 | 4 | Henri Pescarolo Patrick Tambay | 26 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379C 006/Ford | 41 | fuel pump | ||
| 51 | 55 | Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras Jean-Pierre Sivel | 73 | Eminence Racing Team | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 30 | engine | ||
| 52 | 10 | Jean Ragnotti Jean-Louis Lafosse | 25 | Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M379C 004/Ford | 28 | accident | ||
| 53 | 49 | Yojiro Terada 寺田 陽次郎 Win Percy Hiroshi Fushida 鮒子田 寛 | 38 | Mazdaspeed | Mazda RX-7 253i | 25 | rear axle | ||
| 54 | 8 | Thierry Boutsen Michel Pignard Serge Saulnier | 82 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | WM P81/Peugeot | 15 | accident | ||
| 55 | 39 | Cale Yarborough Bill Cooper Billy Hagan Bob Mitchell | 35 | Stratagraph Inc. | Chevrolet Camaro | 13 | accident |