| Pos | St | # | Driver | Team | Chass./Eng. | Laps | Status | Led | Pts |
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| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | 1:42:52.22 | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 | 75 | +15.85 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | Wolf WR1 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | +24.51 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | 2 | Jochen Mass | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | +24.87 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | +65.83 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 74 | +1 lap | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS7 / Matra MS76 | 74 | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 74 | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 18 | Hans Binder | Durex Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | +2 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 30 | Brett Lunger | Chesterfield Racing | March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 72 | +3 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 10 | Ian Scheckter | Team Rothmans International | March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 72 | +3 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 27 | Patrick Neve | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | March 761 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 71 | +4 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 36 | Emilio de Villota | Iberia Airlines | McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 70 | +5 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi FD04 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 70 | +5 laps | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 6 | 7 | John Watson | Martini Racing | Brabham BT45B / Alfa Romeo 115-12 | 64 | fuel system | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 14 | 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 56 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 16 | 24 | Rupert Keegan | Penthouse Rizla Racing | Hesketh 308E / Ford Cosworth DFV | 32 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 18 | 25 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E / Ford Cosworth DFV | 29 | radiator | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 24 | 16 | Renzo Zorzi | Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 25 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 21 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Team Merzario | March 761B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 16 | suspension | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 10 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell P34 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 12 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 7 | 1 | James Hunt | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 10 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 8 | 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 9 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 11 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Beta Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 9 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| dns | 3 | 11 | Niki Lauda | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T2 / Ferrari 015 | 0 | did not start | 0 | 0 |