| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 40 | 1:07:04.540 | 9 | |
| 2 | J Watson | Brabham | 7 | 40 | +00:01.48 | 6 | |
| 3 | C Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 40 | +00:20.47 | 4 | |
| 4 | J Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 40 | +00:37.53 | 3 | |
| 5 | P Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 40 | +00:40.39 | 2 | |
| 6 | M Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 40 | +00:46.33 | 1:38.23 | 1 |
| 7 | G Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 40 | +00:48.48 | 0 | |
| 8 | E Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 40 | +00:55.24 | 0 | |
| 9 | N Piquet Snr | BS Fabrications | 24 | 40 | +01:06.83 | 0 | |
| 10 | D Daly | Ensign | 18 | 40 | +01:09.11 | 0 | |
| 11 | P Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | +01:16.57 | 0 | |
| 12 | J Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 13 | A Jones | Williams | 6 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 14 | B Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| RET | R Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 28 | 0 | ||
| RET | J Hunt | McLaren | 10 | 19 | 0 | ||
| RET | A Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 13 | 0 | ||
| RET | J Jabouille | Renault (1977-1985) | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RET | V Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | N/A | 0 | ||
| RET | B Lunger | BS Fabrications | 21 | N/A | 0 | ||
| RET | D Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | N/A | 0 | ||
| RET | H Stuck | Shadow | 17 | N/A | 0 | ||
| RET | R Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | N/A | 0 | ||
| NC | G Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 33 | 0 |
Note
Race interrupted following an accident at the start and restarted for a shorter distance only 40 of 52 laps. Ronnie Peterson died the next day from his injuries.Both Gilles Villeneuve and Mario Andretti had 1 minute added to race time for jumping the start.
