| Pos | St | # | Driver | Team | Chass./Eng. | Laps | Status | Led | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 1 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 72D / Ford Cosworth DFV | 79 | +1 lap | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B2 / Ferrari 001/1 | 80 | +38.2 | 0 | 6 |
| ret | 3 | 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312B2 / Ferrari 001/1 | 51 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Marlboro-BRM | BRM P160B / BRM P142 | 80 | 2:26:55.3 | 80 | 9 |
| ret | 5 | 18 | Peter Gethin | Marlboro-BRM | BRM P160B / BRM P142 | 27 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | Chris Amon | Equipe Matra | Matra-Simca MS120C / Matra MS71 | 77 | +3 laps | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 7 | 14 | Denny Hulme | Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren M19C / Ford Cosworth DFV | 74 | +6 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 003 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 78 | +2 laps | 0 | 3 |
| ret | 9 | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | Team Williams-Motul | March 721 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 58 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 15 | Brian Redman | Yardley Team McLaren | McLaren M19A / Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | +3 laps | 0 | 2 |
| ret | 11 | 11 | Mike Hailwood | Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees | Surtees TS9B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 48 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| nc | 12 | 2 | Francois Cevert | Elf Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 002 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 70 | +10 laps | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 13 | 10 | Tim Schenken | Team Surtees | Surtees TS9B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 31 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | David Walker | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 72D / Ford Cosworth DFV | 75 | +5 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | STP March Racing Team | March 721X / Ford Cosworth DFV | 76 | +4 laps | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 16 | 28 | Reine Wisell | Marlboro-BRM | BRM P160B / BRM P142 | 16 | engine | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 26 | Helmut Marko | Marlboro-BRM | BRM P153B / BRM P142 | 77 | +3 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees | Surtees TS9B / Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | +3 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 20 | Graham Hill | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT37 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 76 | +4 laps | 0 | 0 |
| ret | 20 | 19 | Howden Ganley | Marlboro-BRM | BRM P180 / BRM P142 | 47 | crash | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT33 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | +3 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 4 | Niki Lauda | STP March Racing Team | March 721X / Ford Cosworth DFV | 74 | +6 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 5 | Mike Beuttler | Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing | March 721G / Ford Cosworth DFV | 76 | +4 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 23 | Carlos Pace | Team Williams-Motul | March 711 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 72 | +8 laps | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Team Eifelland Caravans | Eifelland March 21 / Ford Cosworth DFV | 77 | +3 laps | 0 | 0 |