WinnerClay RegazzoniPublished race classification
Official poleAlan JonesSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance320.892 km68 laps
Race entries26Includes non-starts and exclusions
Points after this race
Grand Prix results
| Result | Driver | Constructor | Qual. | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | 4 | 68 | 1:26:11.170 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 5 | 68 | 1:26:35.450 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 16 | 67 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 7 | 67 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 11 | 67 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | 17 | 67 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 18 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 8 | 8 | 66 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 24 | 24 | 66 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | 15 | 66 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 21 | 65 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | 12 | 65 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | 23 | 65 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | 13 | 63 | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 19 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | 14 | 44 | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 10 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 1 | 38 | Water pump | 0 |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 20 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 22 | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 2 | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | 6 | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 9 | 9 | 3 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 3 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| DNQ | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 25 | — | — | DNQ | 0 |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 26 | — | — | DNQ | 0 |
Actual qualifying classification
| Position | Driver | Published overall / latest phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 1:11.880 |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1:12.480 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 1:12.650 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | 1:13.110 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | 1:13.290 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 1:13.440 |
| 7 | John Watson | 1:13.570 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | 1:13.870 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 1:14.200 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | 1:14.370 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | 1:14.600 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | 1:14.870 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | 1:14.900 |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | 1:14.960 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | 1:15.280 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:15.630 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | 1:15.630 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | 1:15.670 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | 1:15.770 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | 1:16.190 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | 1:16.660 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:16.680 |
| 23 | Patrick Gaillard | 1:17.070 |
| 24 | Héctor Rebaque | 1:17.320 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1:17.440 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | 1:19.570 |
Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.