Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 76 | - | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 76 | - | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 76 | - | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | DAL Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 10 | 75 | - | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 75 | - | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 75 | - | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 17 | 74 | - | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 21 | 73 | - | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 23 | 73 | - | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | KEE Rupert Keegan | Williams | 18 | 73 | - | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 72 | - | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 24 | 69 | - | +7 Laps | |
| 8 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 74 | - | DNF | |
| 14 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 67 | - | DNF | |
| 15 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1 | 63 | - | DNF | |
| 16 | SUR Marc Surer | ATS | 15 | 59 | - | DNF | |
| 17 | AND Mario Andretti | Lotus | 9 | 57 | - | DNF | |
| 18 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 42 | - | DNF | |
| 19 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 19 | 35 | - | DNF | |
| 20 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 30 | - | DNF | |
| 21 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 27 | - | DNF | |
| 22 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Osella | 20 | 17 | - | DNF | |
| 23 | DEA Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 14 | 16 | - | DNF | |
| 24 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 13 | 4 | - | DNF |
After round 8
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JON Alan Jones | 37 | - | |
| 2 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | 31 | −6 | |
| 3 | ARN René Arnoux | 23 | −14 | |
| 4 | PIR Didier Pironi | 23 | −14 | |
| 5 | REU Carlos Reutemann | 20 | −17 | |
| 6 | LAF Jacques Laffite | 16 | −21 | |
| 7 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | 7 | −30 | |
| 8 | DAL Derek Daly | 6 | −31 | |
| 9 | DEA Elio de Angelis | 6 | −31 | |
| 10 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | 5 | −32 | |
| 11 | ROS Keke Rosberg | 4 | −33 | |
| 12 | PRO Alain Prost | 4 | −33 | |
| 13 | MAS Jochen Mass | 4 | −33 | |
| 14 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 | −33 | |
| 15 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | −34 | |
| 16 | WAT John Watson | 3 | −34 | |
| 17 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | 2 | −35 | |
| 18 | SCH Jody Scheckter | 2 | −35 | |
| 19 | ZUN Ricardo Zunino | 0 | −37 | |
| 20 | DEP Patrick Depailler | 0 | −37 | |
| 21 | REG Clay Regazzoni | 0 | −37 | |
| 22 | SUR Marc Surer | 0 | −37 | |
| 23 | AND Mario Andretti | 0 | −37 | |
| 24 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 0 | −37 | |
| 25 | LEE Geoff Lees | 0 | −37 | |
| 26 | CHE Eddie Cheever | 0 | −37 | |
| 27 | LAM Jan Lammers | 0 | −37 | |
| 28 | NEE Tiff Needell | 0 | −37 | |
| 29 | REB Hector Rebaque | 0 | −37 | |
| 30 | KEE Rupert Keegan | 0 | −37 |
Constructors
| Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 57 | - |
| 2 | Ligier | 39 | −18 |
| 3 | Brabham | 31 | −26 |
| 4 | Renault | 23 | −34 |
| 5 | Arrows | 11 | −46 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 10 | −47 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 9 | −48 |
| 8 | McLaren | 7 | −50 |
| 9 | Lotus | 6 | −51 |
| 10 | Ferrari | 5 | −52 |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | −55 |
| 12 | Ensign | 0 | −57 |
| 13 | ATS | 0 | −57 |
| 14 | Shadow | 0 | −57 |
| 15 | Osella | 0 | −57 |