| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham BT46A | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Parmalat Racing Team |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham BT46A | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Parmalat Racing Team |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 7 | James Hunt | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team McLaren |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team McLaren |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ATS Racing Team |
| 10 | Hans Binder | ATS HS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | ATS Racing Team |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Michelin | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Fittipaldi Automotive |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5 | Michelin | Equipe Renault Elf |
| 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Shadow Racing Team |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Shadow Racing Team |
| 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Durex Team Surtees |
| 18 | Brian Henton | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Durex Team Surtees |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Beta Team Surtees |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf WR5 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Walter Wolf Racing |
| 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Tissot Ensign |
| 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Sachs Racing |
| 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Rebaque |
| 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS9 | Matra MS78 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Ligier Gitanes |
| 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Williams Grand Prix Engineering |
| 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | BS Fabrications |
| 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Liggett Group/B&S Fabrications |
| 31 | René Arnoux | Martini MK23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Automobiles Martini |
| 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf WR3 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Theodore Racing Hong Kong |
| 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Arrows Racing Team |
| 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Arrows Racing Team |
| 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Merzario |