James Hunt started from pole position but as ever, he didn't get away well off the start and allowed Peterson and in the
March to take first ahead of Hunt and teammate Brambilla for the early stages. That was until Hunt retook the lead on lap 10, whilst Peterson and Brambilla fell out of the points later on. As Depailler took second for
Tyrrell and Andretti was third in the leading
Lotus. The order of the top 3 didn't change whilst Hunt's rival Lauda who was running 5th for most of the race had also dropped out of the points with the Marches due to handling problems, he would eventually finished 8th as a result.
James Hunt had won the race ahead of
Patrick Depailler,
Mario Andretti,
Jody Scheckter,
Jochen Mass and
Clay Regazzoni. Which closed the gap from 17 back to 8 points in the championship, but Hunt was still slightly furious over his disqualification from the
British Grand Prix after the race.
Classification ==Championship standings after the race==