Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 2 | 73 | - | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 7 | 73 | - | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 15 | 73 | - | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Shadow | 12 | 73 | - | Finished | 3 |
| 6 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Shadow | 13 | 72 | - | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Brabham | 4 | 72 | - | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 9 | 71 | - | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | TAK Kunimitsu Takahashi | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | - | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf | 6 | 71 | - | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | HOS Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kojima | 11 | 71 | - | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | RIB Alex Ribeiro | March | 23 | 69 | - | +4 Laps | |
| 5 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 72 | - | DNF | 2 |
| 13 | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus | 14 | 63 | - | DNF | |
| 14 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 10 | 43 | - | DNF | |
| 15 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 3 | 29 | - | DNF | |
| 16 | MAS Jochen Mass | McLaren | 8 | 28 | - | DNF | |
| 17 | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ensign | 16 | 14 | - | DNF | |
| 18 | PET Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell | 18 | 5 | - | DNF | |
| 19 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 20 | 5 | - | DNF | |
| 20 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 17 | 3 | - | DNF | |
| 21 | AND Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | 1 | - | DNF | |
| 22 | TAK Noritake Takahara | Kojima | 19 | 1 | - | DNF | |
| 23 | BIN Hans Binder | Surtees | 21 | 1 | - | DNF |
After round 17
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAU Niki Lauda | 72 | - | |
| 2 | SCH Jody Scheckter | 55 | −17 | |
| 3 | AND Mario Andretti | 47 | −25 | |
| 4 | REU Carlos Reutemann | 42 | −30 | |
| 5 | HUN James Hunt | 40 | −32 | |
| 6 | MAS Jochen Mass | 25 | −47 | |
| 7 | JON Alan Jones | 22 | −50 | |
| 8 | NIL Gunnar Nilsson | 20 | −52 | |
| 9 | DEP Patrick Depailler | 20 | −52 | |
| 10 | LAF Jacques Laffite | 18 | −54 | |
| 11 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | 12 | −60 | |
| 12 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | 11 | −61 | |
| 13 | WAT John Watson | 9 | −63 | |
| 14 | PET Ronnie Peterson | 7 | −65 | |
| 15 | PAC Carlos Pace | 6 | −66 | |
| 16 | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | 6 | −66 | |
| 17 | REG Clay Regazzoni | 5 | −67 | |
| 18 | TAM Patrick Tambay | 5 | −67 | |
| 19 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 | −71 | |
| 20 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | 1 | −71 | |
| 21 | ZOR Renzo Zorzi | 1 | −71 | |
| KEE Rupert Keegan | 0 | −72 | ||
| NEV Patrick Nève | 0 | −72 | ||
| SCH Vern Schuppan | 0 | −72 | ||
| HOF Ingo Hoffmann | 0 | −72 | ||
| ONG Danny Ongais | 0 | −72 | ||
| RIB Alex Ribeiro | 0 | −72 | ||
| BIN Hans Binder | 0 | −72 | ||
| LUN Brett Lunger | 0 | −72 | ||
| ERT Harald Ertl | 0 | −72 | ||
| OLI Jackie Oliver | 0 | −72 | ||
| TAK Kunimitsu Takahashi | 0 | −72 | ||
| SCH Ian Scheckter | 0 | −72 | ||
| HEN Brian Henton | 0 | −72 | ||
| ICK Jacky Ickx | 0 | −72 | ||
| VIL Gilles Villeneuve | 0 | −72 | ||
| HOS Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 0 | −72 | ||
| PER Larry Perkins | 0 | −72 | ||
| PUR David Purley | 0 | −72 | ||
| DEV Emilio de Villota | 0 | −72 | ||
| MER Arturo Merzario | 0 | −72 | ||
| ASH Ian Ashley | 0 | −72 | ||
| PRY Tom Pryce | 0 | −72 | ||
| GIA Bruno Giacomelli | 0 | −72 | ||
| JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 0 | −72 | ||
| LUN Boy Lunger | 0 | −72 | ||
| REB Hector Rebaque | 0 | −72 | ||
| TAK Noritake Takahara | 0 | −72 |
Constructors
| Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 84 | - |
| 2 | Lotus | 62 | −22 |
| 3 | McLaren | 56 | −28 |
| 4 | Walter Wolf | 55 | −29 |
| 5 | Brabham | 27 | −57 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 27 | −57 |
| 7 | Shadow | 23 | −61 |
| 8 | Ligier | 18 | −66 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 11 | −73 |
| 10 | Ensign | 10 | −74 |
| 11 | Surtees | 6 | −78 |
| 12 | Penske | 1 | −83 |
| March | 0 | −84 | |
| Hesketh | 0 | −84 | |
| Kojima | 0 | −84 | |
| LEC | 0 | −84 | |
| BRM | 0 | −84 | |
| Boro | 0 | −84 | |
| Renault | 0 | −84 |