| | | |
| 1. | John WATSON |  |  |
1h35m41.995s |
| 2. | Keke ROSBERG |  |  |
+7.268s |
| * | Niki LAUDA | | |
+1m08.137s |
| * Disqualified for underweight car. |
| 3. | Eddie CHEEVER |  | |
+1 lap |
| 4. | Elio DE ANGELIS |  | |
+2 laps |
| 5. | Nelson PIQUET |  | |
+3 laps |
| 6. | Chico SERRA |  |  |
+3 laps |
| 7. | Marc SURER |  | |
+4 laps |
| 8. | Raul BOESEL |  | |
+4 laps |
| 9. | Jacques LAFFITE | | |
+4 laps |
| | | |
| Not classified: | | | completed: |
| Derek DALY | | |
60 laps |
| Jochen MASS | | |
60 laps |
| Alain PROST |  | |
59 laps |
| Riccardo PATRESE | | |
52 laps |
| Mauro BALDI | | |
51 laps |
| Jean-Pierre JARIER |  | |
37 laps |
| Andrea DE CESARIS |  | |
34 laps |
| Brian HENTON |  | |
33 laps |
| Michele ALBORETO | | |
29 laps |
| Derek WARWICK |  | |
29 laps |
| Teo FABI | | |
13 laps |
| Nigel MANSELL | | |
9 laps |
| René ARNOUX | | |
7 laps |
| Manfred WINKELHOCK |  |  |
0 laps |
| Bruno GIACOMELLI | | |
0 laps |
| Eliseo SALAZAR | | |
0 laps |
| | | |
| Did not start: | | |
| Gilles VILLENEUVE |  | |
DNS |
| Fatal accident in qualifying |
| Didier PIRONI | | |
DNS |
| Withdrawn after Villeneuve's accident |
| | | |
| Failed to qualify: | | |
| Roberto GUERRERO |  | |
DNQ |
| Jan LAMMERS |  | |
DNQ |
| | | |
| Failed to prequalify: | | |
| Riccardo PALETTI | | |
DNPQ |
| Emilio DE VILLOTA |  | |
DNPQ |
