Autodromo Nelson Piquet
Grand Prix of Brazil |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari 640 | 1:38'58.744 | - |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/5-Honda | +7.809 | - |
| 3 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March 881/Judd | +9.370 | - |
| 4 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton B188/Ford | +10.493 | - |
| 5 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows A11/Ford | +17.866 | - |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B188/Ford | +18.241 | - |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 017B/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 8 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 101/Judd | +1 lap | - |
| 9 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier JS33/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 10 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell 017B/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 11 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/5-Honda | +2 laps | - |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC88C/Lamborghini | +3 laps | - |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara 189/Ford | +4 laps | - |
| 14 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial ARC02/Ford | +5 laps | - |
| | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12C/Renault | 51 laps | Alternator |
| | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A11/Ford | 37 laps | Accident |
| | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed 891/Yamaha | 36 laps | Accident |
| | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham BT58/Judd | 27 laps | Halfshaft |
| | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March 881/Judd | 22 laps | Suspension |
| | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus 101/Judd | 10 laps | Fuel system |
| | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella FA1M/Ford | 10 laps | Disqualified |
| | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham BT58/Judd | 9 laps | Halfshaft |
| | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams FW12C/Renault | 3 laps | Engine |
| | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi M188B/Ford | 2 laps | Chassis |
| | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari 640 | 0 laps | Accident |
| | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M188B/Ford | 0 laps | Accident |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Riccardo Patrese | 1-15 |
| | Nigel Mansell | 16-20 |
| | Riccardo Patrese | 21-22 |
| | Alain Prost | 23-27 |
| | Nigel Mansell | 28-44 |
| | Alain Prost | 45-46 |
| | Nigel Mansell | 47-61 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/4-Honda | 1:36'06.857 | - |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F187/88C | +9.873 | - |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus 100T/Honda | +1'08.581 | - |
| 4 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10B/Megatron | +1'13.348 | - |
| 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari 197/88C | +1'14.556 | - |
| 6 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 100T/Honda | +1 lap | - |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B188/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10B/Megatron | +1 lap | - |
| 9 | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS31/Judd | +3 laps | - |
| | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial ARC01/Ford | 53 laps | Engine |
| | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 017/Ford | 47 laps | Transmission |
| | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M188/Ford | 46 laps | Chassis |
| | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC88/Ford | 40 laps | Suspension |
| | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni FC188/Ford | 35 laps | Suspension |
| | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS JH23/Ford | 35 laps | Brakes |
| | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola LC88/Ford | 32 laps | Engine |
| | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/4-Honda | 31 laps | Disqualified |
| | 25 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier JS31/Judd | 23 laps | Clutch |
| | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun ER188/Ford | 20 laps | Engine |
| | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW12/Judd | 18 laps | Engine |
| | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B188/Ford | 7 laps | Engine |
| | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12/Judd | 6 laps | Engine |
| | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March 881/Judd | 6 laps | Engine |
| | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi M188/Ford | 5 laps | Chassis |
| | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March 881/Judd | 0 laps | Gearbox |
| | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun ER188/Ford | 0 laps | Electrical |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Alain Prost | 1-60 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/3-TAG | 1:39'45.141 | - |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams FW11B/Honda | +40.547 | - |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren MP4/3-TAG | +56.758 | - |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F187 | +1'39.235 | - |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B187/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW11B/Honda | +1 lap | - |
| 7 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 99T/Honda | +2 laps | - |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F187 | 58 laps | Spun off |
| 9 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed 861 | +3 laps | - |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 016/Ford | +3 laps | - |
| 11 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell 016/Ford | +4 laps | - |
| 12 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS JH22/Ford | +6 laps | - |
| | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10/Megatron | 52 laps | Overheating |
| | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus 99T/Honda | 50 laps | Engine |
| | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT56/BMW | 48 laps | Electrical |
| | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham BT56/BMW | 21 laps | Differential |
| | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10/Megatron | 20 laps | Engine |
| | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella FA1L/Alfa Romeo | 20 laps | Withdrew |
| | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi M187/Motori Moderni | 17 laps | Suspension |
| | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed 861 | 15 laps | Turbo |
| | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton B187/Ford | 9 laps | Turbo |
| | 23 | Adrian Campos | Minardi M187/Motori Moderni | 3 laps | Disqualified |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Nelson Piquet | 1-7 |
| | Ayrton Senna | 8-12 |
| | Alain Prost | 13-16 |
| | Nelson Piquet | 17-20 |
| | Alain Prost | 21-61 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams FW11/Honda | 1:39'32.583 | - |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus 98T/Renault | +34.827 | - |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS27/Renault | +59.759 | - |
| 4 | 25 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier JS27/Renault | +1'28.429 | - |
| 5 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell 014/Renault | +1 lap | - |
| 6 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton B186/BMW | +2 laps | - |
| 7 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell 014/Renault | +2 laps | - |
| 8 | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham BT55/BMW | +3 laps | - |
| 9 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus 98T/Renault | +3 laps | - |
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton B186/BMW | +5 laps | - |
| | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows A8/BMW | 37 laps | Exhaust |
| | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F186 | 35 laps | Fuel system |
| | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/2C-TAG | 30 laps | Engine |
| | 22 | Christian Danner | Osella FA1F/Alfa Romeo | 29 laps | Engine |
| | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari F186 | 26 laps | Brakes |
| | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola THL1/Hart | 24 laps | Battery |
| | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT55/BMW | 21 laps | Water leak |
| | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed 861 | 20 laps | Engine |
| | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows A8/BMW | 19 laps | Engine |
| | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi M185B/Motori Moderni | 18 laps | Clutch |
| | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi M185B/Motori Moderni | 16 laps | Turbo |
| | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella FA1G/Alfa Romeo | 16 laps | Engine |
| | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren MP4/2C-TAG | 6 laps | Engine |
| | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola THL1/Hart | 5 laps | Injection |
| | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW11/Honda | 0 laps | Spun off |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Ayrton Senna | 1-2 |
| | Nelson Piquet | 3-18 |
| | Ayrton Senna | 19-19 |
| | Alain Prost | 20-26 |
| | Nelson Piquet | 27-40 |
| | Ayrton Senna | 41-41 |
| | Nelson Piquet | 42-61 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/2B-TAG | 1:41'26.115 | - |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari 156/85 | +3.259 | - |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 97T/Renault | +1 lap | - |
| 4 | 28 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari 156/85 | +2 laps | - |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault RE60 | +2 laps | - |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS25/Renault | +2 laps | - |
| 7 | 4 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell 012/Ford | +3 laps | - |
| 8 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell 012/Ford | +3 laps | - |
| 9 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM 03/Hart | +3 laps | - |
| 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault RE60 | +4 laps | - |
| 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows A8/BMW | +4 laps | - |
| 12 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella FA1F/Alfa Romeo | +4 laps | - |
| 13 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM 03/Hart | +4 laps | - |
| | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows A8/BMW | 51 laps | Suspension |
| | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus 97T/Renault | 48 laps | Electrical |
| | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo 185T | 42 laps | Engine |
| | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi M185/Ford | 41 laps | Engine |
| | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/2B-TAG | 27 laps | Fuel system |
| | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier JS25/Renault | 26 laps | Accident |
| | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo 185T | 20 laps | Puncture |
| | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW10/Honda | 10 laps | Turbo |
| | 8 | Francois Hesnault | Brabham BT54/BMW | 9 laps | Accident |
| | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW10/Honda | 8 laps | Exhaust |
| | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit 101D/Hart | 7 laps | Turbo |
| | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT54/BMW | 2 laps | Transmission |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Keke Rosberg | 1-9 |
| | Michele Alboreto | 10-17 |
| | Alain Prost | 18-61 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/2-TAG | 1:42'34.492 | - |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW09/Honda | +40.514 | - |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 95T/Renault | +59.128 | - |
| 4 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo 184T | +1 lap | - |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault RE50 | 59 laps | Out of fuel |
| 6 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows A6/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 7 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows A6/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 8 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM 01/Hart | +3 laps | - |
| | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell 012/Ford | 60 laps | Disqualified |
| | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault RE50 | 51 laps | Suspension |
| | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier JS23/Renault | 42 laps | Gearbox |
| | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo 184T | 41 laps | Gearbox |
| | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/2-TAG | 38 laps | Electrical |
| | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus 95T/Renault | 35 laps | Accident |
| | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT53/BMW | 32 laps | Engine |
| | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham BT53/BMW | 32 laps | Turbo |
| | 28 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari 126C4 | 30 laps | Battery |
| | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella FA1F/Alfa Romeo | 28 laps | Gearbox |
| | 25 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier JS23/Renault | 25 laps | Overheating |
| | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM 02/Hart | 24 laps | Battery |
| | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman TG183B/Hart | 18 laps | Turbo |
| | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams FW09/Honda | 15 laps | Electrical |
| | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari 126C4 | 14 laps | Brakes |
| | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit 101/Hart | 12 laps | Distributor |
| | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell 012/Ford | 11 laps | Disqualified |
| | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman TG183B/Hart | 8 laps | Turbo |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Michele Alboreto | 1-11 |
| | Niki Lauda | 12-37 |
| | Alain Prost | 38-38 |
| | Derek Warwick | 39-50 |
| | Alain Prost | 51-61 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT52/BMW | 1:48'27.731 | - |
| 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/1C-Ford | +51.883 | - |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams FW08C/Ford | +1'13.951 | - |
| 5 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari 126C2B | +1'18.117 | - |
| 6 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows A6/Ford | +1'18.207 | - |
| 7 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault RE30C | +1 lap | - |
| 8 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman TG183B/Hart | +1 lap | - |
| 9 | 30 | Chico Serra | Arrows A6/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 10 | 28 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari 126C2B | +1 lap | - |
| 11 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell 011/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus 92/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 13 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore N183/Ford | +3 laps | - |
| 14 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM 01/Ford | +4 laps | - |
| 15 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS D6/BMW | +4 laps | - |
| | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW08C/Ford | 63 laps | Disqualified |
| | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 91/Renault | 60 laps | Disqualified |
| | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore N183/Ford | 53 laps | Not classified |
| | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault RE30C | 41 laps | Brakes |
| | 7 | John Watson | McLaren MP4/1C-Ford | 34 laps | Engine |
| | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier JS21/Ford | 25 laps | Engine |
| | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo 183T | 23 laps | Accident |
| | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier JS21/Ford | 22 laps | Suspension |
| | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT52/BMW | 19 laps | Exhaust |
| | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella FA1D/Ford | 17 laps | Engine |
| | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman TG183B/Hart | 16 laps | Spun off |
| | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell 011/Ford | 7 laps | Engine |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Keke Rosberg | 1-6 |
| | Nelson Piquet | 7-63 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault RE30B | 1:44'33.134 | - |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren MP4/1B-Ford | +2.990 | - |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus 91/Ford | +36.859 | - |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell 011/Ford | +50.761 | - |
| 5 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS D5/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 6 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari 126C2 | +1 lap | - |
| 7 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell 011/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March 821/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 9 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella FA1C/Ford | +3 laps | - |
| 10 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows A4/Ford | +6 laps | - |
| | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT49D/Ford | 63 laps | Disqualified |
| | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW07C/Ford | 63 laps | Disqualified |
| | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS D5/Ford | 38 laps | Engine |
| | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi F8D/Ford | 36 laps | Suspension |
| | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT49C/Ford | 34 laps | Physical |
| | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 126C2 | 29 laps | Spun off |
| | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/1B-Ford | 22 laps | Accident |
| | 16 | Rene Arnoux | Renault RE30B | 21 laps | Accident |
| | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams FW07C/Ford | 21 laps | Accident |
| | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 91/Ford | 21 laps | Accident |
| | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier JS17/Matra | 19 laps | Water leak |
| | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 182 | 16 laps | Clutch |
| | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS17/Matra | 15 laps | Chassis |
| | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo 182 | 14 laps | Chassis |
| | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore TY02/Ford | 12 laps | Spun off |
| | 18 | Raul Boesel | March 821/Ford | 11 laps | Spun off |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Gilles Villeneuve | 1-29 |
| | Nelson Piquet | 30-63 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams FW07C/Ford | 2:00'23.66 | - |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams FW07C/Ford | +4.44 | - |
| 3 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows A3/Ford | +1'03.08 | - |
| 4 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign N180B/Ford | +1'17.03 | - |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 81/Ford | +1'26.42 | - |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS17/Matra | +1'26.83 | - |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier JS17/Matra | +1'30.25 | - |
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren M29F/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi F8C/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 10 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore TY01/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus 81/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 12 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT49C/Ford | +2 laps | - |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell 010/Ford | +5 laps | - |
| | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell 010/Ford | 49 laps | Not classified |
| | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 179C | 40 laps | Not classified |
| | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 126CK | 25 laps | Turbo |
| | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham BT49C/Ford | 22 laps | Spun off |
| | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault RE20B | 20 laps | Accident |
| | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows A3/Ford | 20 laps | Accident |
| | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari 126CK | 19 laps | Accident |
| | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren M29F/Ford | 9 laps | Engine |
| | 16 | Rene Arnoux | Renault RE20B | 0 laps | Accident |
| | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo 179C | 0 laps | Accident |
| | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi F8C/Ford | 0 laps | Accident |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Carlos Reutemann | 1-62 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Car-engine | Time/Delay | Reason |
| 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312T2 | 1:49'59.86 | - |
| 2 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A/Ford | +49.13 | - |
| 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham BT45C/Alfa Romeo | +57.02 | - |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 78/Ford | +1'33.12 | - |
| 5 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow DN8/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 008/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 7 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS HS1/Ford | +1 lap | - |
| 8 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham BT45C/Alfa Romeo | +2 laps | - |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS7/Matra | +2 laps | - |
| 10 | 36 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows FA1/Ford | +4 laps | - |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW06/Ford | +5 laps | - |
| | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus 78/Ford | 40 laps | Physical |
| | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T2 | 35 laps | Spun off |
| | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M26/Ford | 34 laps | Spun off |
| | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren M26/Ford | 25 laps | Spun off |
| | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow DN8/Ford | 25 laps | Fuel system |
| | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf WR1/Ford | 16 laps | Accident |
| | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 78/Ford | 15 laps | Accident |
| | 22 | Danny Ongais | Ensign N177/Ford | 13 laps | Brakes |
| | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren M23/Ford | 11 laps | Overheating |
| | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 008/Ford | 8 laps | Accident |
| | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees TS19/Ford | 5 laps | Accident |
| | 23 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign N177/Ford | 0 laps | Transmission |
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| Lap Leaders |
| | Carlos Reutemann | 1-63 |
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