- P1Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:54:23.380
- P2Alan JonesWilliams+39.910
- P3Jacques LaffiteLigier+1:29.240
- Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:25.710
- Fastest lapAlan Jones1:27.470 · lap 48
- Winner started fromP2on 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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:25.710 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:25.788 | +0.078 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:25.815 | +0.105 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:26.010 | +0.300 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:26.040 | +0.330 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:26.259 | +0.549 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:26.538 | +0.828 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:26.704 | +0.994 |
| 9 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:26.953 | +1.243 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:27.058 | +1.348 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:27.122 | +1.412 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.512 | +1.802 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:27.513 | +1.803 |
| 14 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:27.564 | +1.854 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:27.594 | +1.884 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1:27.939 | +2.229 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:28.266 | +2.556 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.323 | +2.613 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:28.339 | +2.629 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:28.358 | +2.648 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:28.436 | +2.726 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 1:28.841 | +3.131 |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:29.188 | +3.478 |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:29.434 | +3.724 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:29.649 | +3.939 |
| 26 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:29.795 | +4.085 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | 48 | 1:27.470 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 34 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 24 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 22 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | ▲5 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 11 | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | 5 | ▲7 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | 5 | ▲5 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 5 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Alain Prost | 4 | ▼3 |