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| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 78 | 1:36:52.54 | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 78 | +34.07 | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier-Ford | 78 | +52.49 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 78 | +1:01.02 | 3 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 77 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 77 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | |||
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 77 | |||
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign-Ford | 77 | |||
| 10 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 77 | |||
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 76 | |||
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 76 | |||
| 13 | Geoff Lees | Shadow-Ford | 70 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 69 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 61 | Puncture | ||
| DNF | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 61 | Puncture | ||
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 58 | Accident | ||
| NC | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 53 | |||
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 34 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 31 | Transmission | ||
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 14 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 10 | Spun Off | ||
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Osella-Ford | 8 | Spun Off | ||
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1 | Spun Off | ||
| DNS | Alain Prost | McLaren-Ford | 0 | Accident | ||
| DNS | Marc Surer | ATS-Ford | 0 | Accident | ||
| DNQ | David Kennedy | Shadow-Ford | 0 | |||
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 0 |
| ▲ | 1 | René Arnoux | 18 | 0,9,9 |
| ▼ | 2 | Alan Jones | 13 | 9,4,0 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 9 | 6,0,3 | |
| ▲ | 4 | Didier Pironi | 7 | 0,3,4 |
| ▲ | 5 | Jacques Laffite | 6 | 0,0,6 |
| ▼ | Elio de Angelis | 6 | 0,6,0 | |
| ▼ | 7 | Keke Rosberg | 4 | 4,0,0 |
| ▼ | 8 | Derek Daly | 3 | 3,0,0 |
| ▼ | Alain Prost | 3 | 1,2,0 | |
| ▼ | 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | 2 | 2,0,0 |
| ▲ | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | 0,0,2 | |
| ▼ | 12 | Jochen Mass | 1 | 0,0,1 |
| ▼ | Riccardo Patrese | 1 | 0,1,0 |
| ▲ | 1 | Renault | 18 | 0,9,9 |
| ▼ | 2 | Williams-Ford | 15 | 9,4,2 |
| ▲ | 3 | Ligier-Ford | 13 | 0,3,10 |
| ▼ | 4 | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 6,0,3 |
| ▼ | 5 | Lotus-Ford | 6 | 0,6,0 |
| ▼ | 6 | Fittipaldi-Ford | 4 | 4,0,0 |
| ▼ | 7 | Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | 3,0,0 |
| ▼ | McLaren-Ford | 3 | 1,2,0 | |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 2,0,0 | |
| ▲ | Arrows-Ford | 2 | 0,1,1 |