WinnerAlan JonesPublished race classification
Official poleRené ArnouxSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance320.868 km54 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 | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 5 | 54 | 1:28:14.060 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 8 | 54 | 1:28:24.780 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 9 | 54 | 1:28:25.220 | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 6 | 54 | 1:28:26.930 | 2 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 1 | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 10 | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 11 | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 14 | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 4 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 24 | 42 | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 22 | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 13 | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 7 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 18 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 21 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 17 | 17 | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 3 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 19 | 15 | Brakes | 0 |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 12 | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| DNF | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 23 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 15 | 15 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 25 | — | — | DNQ | 0 |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | — | — | DNQ | 0 |
Actual qualifying classification
| Position | Driver | Published overall / latest phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | 1:34.070 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 1:34.280 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1:34.450 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 1:35.510 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:35.700 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 1:35.820 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | 1:35.850 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 1:35.920 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | 1:36.100 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 1:36.260 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | 1:36.420 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | 1:36.670 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | 1:36.710 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | 1:36.720 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | 1:37.110 |
| 16 | John Watson | 1:37.160 |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | 1:37.320 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:37.930 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:38.380 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | 1:38.850 |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | 1:39.310 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | 1:39.440 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | 1:39.450 |
| 24 | Patrick Gaillard | 1:41.100 |
| 25 | Héctor Rebaque | 1:41.160 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | 1:45.740 |
Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.