At a glance
- MilestonesWin number 6 for Jones
- MilestonesWin number 6 for Williams
- MilestonesFirst podium for Piquet
- MilestonesFirst podium for Rosberg
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Giacomelli
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Prost
- MilestonesStart number 100 for Scheckter
- MilestonesFirst start for Prost
- Most places gainedDaly +18
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones | Williams | 1:44.170 | |
| 2 | Laffite | Ligier | 1:44.440 | +0.270 |
| 3 | Pironi | Ligier | 1:44.640 | +0.470 |
| 4 | Piquet | Brabham | 1:45.020 | +0.850 |
| 5 | De Angelis | Lotus | 1:45.460 | +1.290 |
| 6 | Andretti | Lotus | 1:45.780 | +1.610 |
| 7 | Patrese | Arrows | 1:46.010 | +1.840 |
| 8 | Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:46.070 | +1.900 |
| 9 | Jabouille | Renault | 1:46.150 | +1.980 |
| 10 | Reutemann | Williams | 1:46.190 | +2.020 |
| 11 | Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:46.280 | +2.110 |
| 12 | Prost | McLaren | 1:46.750 | +2.580 |
| 13 | Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:46.970 | +2.800 |
| 14 | Mass | Arrows | 1:47.050 | +2.880 |
| 15 | Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:47.180 | +3.010 |
| 16 | Zunino | Brabham | 1:47.410 | +3.240 |
| 17 | Watson | McLaren | 1:47.700 | +3.530 |
| 18 | Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:47.830 | +3.660 |
| 19 | Arnoux | Renault | 1:48.240 | +4.070 |
| 20 | Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:48.440 | +4.270 |
| 21 | Surer | ATS | 1:48.860 | +4.690 |
| 22 | Daly | Tyrrell | 1:48.950 | +4.780 |
| 23 | Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.200 | +5.030 |
| 24 | Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:49.420 | +5.250 |
| 25 | Kennedy | Shadow | 1:50.250 | +6.080 |
| 26 | Lammers | ATS | 1:51.390 | +7.220 |
| 27 | Johansson | Shadow | 1:51.570 | +7.400 |
| 28 | Cheever | Osella | 1:54.120 | +9.950 |
Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap | Stops | Engine | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan JonesFastest lap | Williams | 1 | 53 | 1:43:24.380 | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 53 | +24.590 | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 13 | 53 | +1:18.640 | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 22 | 53 | +1:23.480 | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 52 | +1 lap | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 12 | 52 | +1 lap | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 7 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 16 | 51 | +2 laps | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 46 | Engine | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 45 | Engine | Ferrari | Michelin | |
| NC | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 15 | 44 | +9 laps | Ford | Goodyear | |
| NC | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 24 | 37 | +16 laps | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 36 | Suspension | Ferrari | Michelin | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 30 | Engine | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 7 | 27 | Engine | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | ATS | 21 | 27 | Fire | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 6 | 20 | Fuel system | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 20 | Gearbox | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 10 | 12 | Engine | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 5 | 7 | Suspension | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 5 | Gearbox | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 3 | Gearbox | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | 2 | Suspension | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 3 | 1 | Engine | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | 1 | Collision | Ford | Goodyear | |
| DNQ | David Kennedy | Shadow | - | Ford | Goodyear | |||
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | ATS | - | Ford | Goodyear | |||
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Shadow | - | Ford | Goodyear | |||
| DNQ | Eddie Cheever | Osella | - | Ford | Goodyear |
Race
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Places gained
PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.
Teammate battles
- WilliamsJones 1:Reutemann DNF
- BrabhamPiquet 2:Zunino 7
- FittipaldiRosberg 3:Fittipaldi NC
- TyrrellDaly 4:Jarier DNF
- Alfa RomeoGiacomelli 5:Depailler DNF
- McLarenProst 6:Watson DNF
- FerrariScheckter DNF:Villeneuve DNF
- LigierLaffite DNF:Pironi DNF
- ArrowsPatrese DNF:Mass DNF
- ATSSurer DNF:Lammers DNQ
- LotusAndretti DNF:De Angelis DNF
- RenaultJabouille DNF:Arnoux DNF
- ShadowKennedy DNQ:Johansson DNQ
Retirements
- DepaillerEngineAlfa Romeo
- ScheckterEngineFerrari
- VilleneuveSuspensionFerrari
- LaffiteEngineLigier
- PatreseEngineArrows
- SurerFireATS
- AndrettiFuel systemLotus
- MassGearboxArrows
- ReutemannEngineWilliams
- De AngelisSuspensionLotus
- WatsonGearboxMcLaren
- JabouilleGearboxRenault
- ArnouxSuspensionRenault
- PironiEngineLigier
- JarierCollisionTyrrell
This race in history
14 races here since 1953Won from pole: 3 of 14
Win from furthest back (P13): Bruce McLaren 1960
Most wins here
Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.