WinnerJames HuntPublished race classification
Official poleMario AndrettiSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance318.207 km73 laps
Race entries23Includes non-starts and exclusions
Points after this race
Grand Prix results
| Result | Driver | Constructor | Qual. | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 2 | 73 | 1:31:51.680 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 7 | 73 | 1:32:54.130 | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | 15 | 73 | 1:32:58.070 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | 12 | 73 | 1:32:58.290 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 5 | 72 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | 13 | 72 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 4 | 72 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | 9 | 71 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | 22 | 71 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | 6 | 71 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | 11 | 71 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 23 | 69 | +4 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 14 | 14 | 63 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | 10 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 3 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | 8 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | 16 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | 18 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | 20 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | 17 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | 21 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | 1 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
Actual qualifying classification
| Position | Driver | Published overall / latest phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 1:12.230 |
| 2 | James Hunt | 1:12.390 |
| 3 | John Watson | 1:12.490 |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:13.010 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 1:13.080 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | 1:13.150 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 1:13.320 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | 1:13.370 |
| 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1:13.370 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | 1:13.520 |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 1:13.550 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 1:13.560 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 1:13.580 |
| 14 | Gunnar Nilsson | 1:13.660 |
| 15 | Patrick Depailler | 1:14.160 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 1:14.220 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:14.250 |
| 18 | Ronnie Peterson | 1:14.260 |
| 19 | Noritake Takahara | 1:14.360 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:14.510 |
| 21 | Hans Binder | 1:14.730 |
| 22 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | 1:14.880 |
| 23 | Alex Ribeiro | 1:15.010 |
Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.