| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:41:49.96 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +3.42 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +22.11 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +27.88 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +1:06.97 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | |
| Alan Jones | Williams | ||
| Jan Lammers | Shadow | ||
| Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | ||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | ||
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | ||
| René Arnoux | Renault | ||
| Patrick Depailler | Ligier | ||
| Jacques Laffite | Ligier | ||
| John Watson | McLaren | ||
| Derek Daly | Ensign | ||
| Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | ||
| Elio de Angelis | Shadow | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |