
| Pos | Name | Fahrer | Team | Team | Zeit | Zeit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Jones | Alan Jones | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:24:48.830h | 1:24:48.830h | |
| 2 | C. Regazzoni | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:24:51.740h | +2.910s | |
| 3 | J. Laffite | Jaques Laffite | Ligier | Ligier | 1:25:07.220h | +18.390s | |
| 4 | J. Scheckter | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:25:20.030h | +31.200s | |
| 5 | J. Watson | John Watson | McLaren | McLaren | 1:26:26.630h | +1:37.800m | |
| 6 | J. Mass | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Arrows | + 1 Runde | + 1 Runde | |
| 7 | G. Lees | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | + 1 Runde | + 1 Runde | |
| 8 | G. Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | + 1 Runde | + 1 Runde | |
| 9 | D. Pironi | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | + 1 Runde | + 1 Runde | |
| 10 | J. Lammers | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Shadow | + 1 Runde | + 1 Runde | |
| 11 | E. de Angelis | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Shadow | + 2 Runden | + 2 Runden | |
| 12 | N. Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Brabham | DNF | DNF | |
| 13 | H. Stuck | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | ATS Racing Team | DNF | DNF | |
| 14 | C. Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | Lotus | DNF | DNF | |
| 15 | E. Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF | DNF | |
| 16 | J. Jabouille | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Équipe Renault Elf | DNF | DNF | |
| 17 | R. Arnoux | René Arnoux | Renault | Équipe Renault Elf | DNF | DNF | |
| 18 | M. Andretti | Mario Andretti | Lotus | Lotus | DNF | DNF | |
| 19 | H. Rebaque | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | Lotus | DNF | DNF | |
| 20 | J. Ickx | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Ligier | DNF | DNF | |
| 21 | N. Lauda | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Brabham | DNF | DNF | |
| 22 | K. Rosberg | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Wolf | DNF | DNF | |
| 23 | P. Tambay | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | McLaren | DNF | DNF | |
| 24 | R. Patrese | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Arrows | DNF | DNF |
| Österreich GP | 12.08. | |
| Niederlande GP | 26.08. | |
| Italien GP | 09.09. | |
| Kanada GP | 30.09. | |
| USA GP | 07.10. |