WinnerAlan JonesPublished race classification
Official poleJean-Pierre JabouilleSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance305.505 km45 laps
Race entries26Includes non-starts and exclusions
Points after this race
Grand Prix results
| Result | Driver | Constructor | Qual. | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1:24:48.830 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 6 | 45 | 1:24:51.740 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1:25:07.220 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 5 | 45 | 1:25:20.030 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 12 | 45 | 1:26:26.630 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 18 | 44 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | 16 | 44 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 9 | 44 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 8 | 44 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | 20 | 44 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | 21 | 43 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 4 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 19 | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 15 | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | 17 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 7 | 7 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 14 | 24 | Tyre | 0 |
| DNF | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 24 | 24 | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 11 | 11 | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 10 | 9 | Tyre | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 22 | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 13 | 13 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | 23 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| DNQ | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 25 | — | — | DNQ | 0 |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | — | — | DNQ | 0 |
Actual qualifying classification
| Position | Driver | Published overall / latest phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1:48.480 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 1:48.750 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 1:49.430 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 1:49.500 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | 1:50.000 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 1:50.120 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | 1:50.370 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | 1:50.400 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:50.410 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 1:50.480 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | 1:50.680 |
| 12 | John Watson | 1:50.860 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | 1:50.940 |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx | 1:51.070 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | 1:51.470 |
| 16 | Geoff Lees | 1:51.500 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | 1:52.010 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | 1:52.740 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | 1:52.930 |
| 20 | Jan Lammers | 1:53.590 |
| 21 | Elio de Angelis | 1:53.730 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:54.010 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:54.470 |
| 24 | Héctor Rebaque | 1:55.860 |
| 25 | Patrick Gaillard | 1:55.950 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | 2:01.840 |
Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.