| 1 | James Hunt | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team McLaren |
| 2 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team McLaren |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Martini Racing |
| 8 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Brabham BT45B | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Martini Racing |
| 9 | Alex Ribeiro | March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Hollywood March Racing |
| 10 | Ian Scheckter | March 771 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Rothmans Internationnal |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 14 | Danny Ongais | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Interscope Racing |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5 | Michelin | Equipe Renault Elf |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Shadow Racing Team |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Shadow Racing Team |
| 18 | Hans Binder | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Durex Team Surtees |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Beta Team Surtees |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf WR1 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Walter Wolf Racing |
| 21 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol |
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Theodore Racing Hong Kong |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Penthouse Rizla Racing |
| 25 | Ian Ashley | Hesketh 308E | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Hesketh Racing |
| 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS7 | Matra MS76 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Ligier Gitanes |
| 27 | Patrick Neve | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Williams Grand Prix Engineering |
| 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar F5 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Copersucar-Fittipaldi |
| 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Chesterfield Racing |