- P1Clay RegazzoniWilliams1:26:11.170
- P2René ArnouxRenault+24.280
- P3Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell+1 lap
- Pole positionAlan JonesWilliams · 1:11.880
- Fastest lapClay Regazzoni1:14.400 · lap 39
- Winner started fromP4on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:11.880 | |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:12.480 | +0.600 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:12.650 | +0.770 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:13.110 | +1.230 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:13.290 | +1.410 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:13.440 | +1.560 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:13.570 | +1.690 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:13.870 | +1.990 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:14.200 | +2.320 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:14.370 | +2.490 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:14.600 | +2.720 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:14.870 | +2.990 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:14.900 | +3.020 |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:14.960 | +3.080 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:15.280 | +3.400 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:15.630 | +3.750 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:15.630 | +3.750 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:15.670 | +3.790 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:15.770 | +3.890 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:16.190 | +4.310 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:16.660 | +4.780 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:16.680 | +4.800 |
| 23 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 1:17.070 | +5.190 |
| 24 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:17.320 | +5.440 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:17.440 | +5.560 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:19.570 | +7.690 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 39 | 1:14.400 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 32 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 26 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 24 | |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 20 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 20 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 16 | ▲5 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 13 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 12 | ▼2 |
| 9 | John Watson | 11 | |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 10 | ▲3 |