WinnerJacques LaffitePublished race classification
Official poleJacques LaffiteSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance318.4 km40 laps
Race entries26Includes non-starts and exclusions
Points after this race
Grand Prix results
| Result | Driver | Constructor | Qual. | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1:40:09.640 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 2 | 40 | 1:40:14.920 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1:40:53.780 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 8 | 40 | 1:41:35.520 | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 5 | 39 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 6 | 39 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 19 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 14 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 16 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 7 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 9 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 20 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 23 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 21 | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 17 | 38 | +2 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 24 | 31 | Steering | 0 |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 11 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 18 | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 10 | 7 | Steering | 0 |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 22 | 22 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 4 | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 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 | Jacques Laffite | 2:23.070 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | 2:23.990 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 2:24.150 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | 2:24.280 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2:24.340 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | 2:24.480 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 2:24.850 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | 2:25.160 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 2:26.250 |
| 10 | James Hunt | 2:26.370 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | 2:26.430 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | 2:27.570 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | 2:27.670 |
| 14 | John Watson | 2:27.820 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2:27.890 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | 2:28.080 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | 2:28.880 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | 2:29.390 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | 2:29.420 |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | 2:30.290 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | 2:31.600 |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | 2:31.640 |
| 23 | Derek Daly | 2:31.780 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2:32.270 |
| 25 | Héctor Rebaque | 2:32.660 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | 2:34.080 |
Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.