| # | Jazdec | Tím | Body | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | 40L |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 6 | 40L |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 4 | 40L |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 3 | 40L |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 39L |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 39L |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 39L | |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 39L | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 39L | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 39L | |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 39L | |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 39L | |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 39L | |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 39L | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 38L | |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF | |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF | |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF | |
| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf | DNF | |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF | |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | DNF | |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | DNF | |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF | |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF |