| 1st | 14 | Wollek / Haywood / *Barth | Porsche 936/78 | Essex-Porsche | 3:30.0700 | |
| 2nd | 12 | Redman / Ickx | Porsche 936/78 | Essex-Porsche | 3:31.3700 | |
| 3rd | 41 | Whittington / Ludwig / Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:34.6400 | |
| 4th | 36 | Schurti / Heyer | Porsche 935/77A | Gelo Sportswear International | 3:36.6500 | |
| 5th | 10 | Schuppan / Hobbs / Jaussaud | Ford M10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd./Ford Concessionnaires France | 3:41.6300 | |
| 6th | 5 | Ragnotti / Darniche | Rondeau M379 Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:43.2800 | |
| 7th | 45 | Plankenhorn / Gurdjian / "Winter" | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:43.9800 | |
| 8th | 11 | Bell / Hobbs / Schuppan | Ford M10 | Grand Touring Cars Ltd./Ford Concessionnaires France | 3:44.8300 | |
| 9th | 4 | Pescarolo / Beltoise | Rondeau M379 Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:45.5000 | |
| 10th | 8 | Migault / De Cadenet | De Cadenet Lola LM Ford | Alain de Cadenet | 3:45.6100 | |
| 11th | 37 | Fitzpatrick / Grohs / Lafosse | Porsche 935/77A | Gelo Sportswear International | 3:46.2500 | |
| 12th | 1 | Lapeyre / Chevalley / Perrier | Lola T286 Ford | Chevalley Racing Switzerland | 3:47.5700 | |
| 13th | 3 | Lovett / Cooper / Morrison | SG Lola T380 Ford | J. C. Racing Ltd. | 3:47.8200 | |
| 14th | 15 | Mallock / Raymond / *Phillips | De Cadenet Lola T380 Ford | Fisons Agricole-Simon Phillips | 3:48.4400 | |
| 15th | 6 | Craft / Spice | Dome Zero RL Ford | Dome Co. Ltd. | 3:49.2600 | |
| 16th | 70 | Stommelen / Barbour / Newman | Porsche 935 | Dick Barbour | 3:49.8400 | |
| 17th | 42 | Schornstein / Dören / von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935/77A | Sekurit Racing Team | 3:51.0100 | |
| 18th | 7 | Trimmer / Evans | Dome Zero RL Ford | Dome Co. Ltd. | 3:51.2400 | |
| 19th | 55 | Rondeau / Haran | Rondeau M379 Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:54.2800 | |
| 20th | 40 | Servanin / Trisconi / Ferrier | Porsche 935/77A | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:55.0800 | |
| 21st | 74 | Townsend / Jarier / Touroul | Porsche 935 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3:55.7300 | |
| 22nd | 53 | Pignard / Coulon / Saulnier / *Raulet | WM P79 Peugeot | W.M. Aerem | 3:56.0800 | |
| 23rd | 76 | Mignot / Poulain / Winkelhock | BMW M1 | Hervé Poulain | 3:57.3800 | |
| 24th | 39 | Guérin / Alliot / "Chanaud" / *Schlesser | Porsche 935 | A.S.A. Cachia | 3:57.4700 | |
| 25th | 68 | Field / Minter / Morton | Porsche 935/79 | Interscope Racing | 3:58.4900 | |
| 26th | 16 | Edwards / Grob / Quester | March-BMW M1 | March Racing | 3:59.3900 | |
| 27th | 43 | Haldi / Téran / Loewe | Porsche 935 | Claude Haldi | 3:59.8700 | |
| 28th | 52 | Mamers / Raulet / *Saulnier | WM P79 Peugeot | W.M. Aerem | 4:00.0100 | |
| 29th | 63 | Ballot-Léna / Leclère / Gregg | Ferrari 512 BB | C. H. Pozzi/J.M.S. Racing | 4:00.7800 | |
| 30th | 27 | Vetsch / Sourd / Carmillet | Chevron B36 ROC | Racing Organisation Course | 4:01.3200 | |
| 31st | 62 | Andruet / Dini | Ferrari 512 BB | C. H. Pozzi/J.M.S. Racing | 4:02.4200 | |
| 32nd | 23 | Sotty / Cuynet / Frischknecht | Lola T296 Ford | Pronuptia | 4:02.9200 | |
| 33rd | 71 | McFarlin / Akin / Woods | Porsche 935/77A | Dick Barbour | 4:03.3900 | |
| 34th | 51 | Morin / Dorchy | WM P79 Peugeot | W.M. Aerem | 4:04.1700 | |
| 35th | 20 | Elkoubi / Yver / Cohen-Olivar | Lola T298 BMW | Lambretta S.A.F.D. | 4:05.7400 | |
| 36th | 29 | Charnell / Jones / Smith | Chevron B36 Ford | Mogil Motors Ltd. | 4:05.8000 | |
| 37th | 64 | Delaunay / Grandet / Henn | Ferrari 512 BB | N.A.R.T. | 4:06.3000 | |
| 38th | 32 | Cudini / Striebig / Kirschoffer | TOJ SC206 BMW | Hubert Striebig | 4:06.6200 | |
| 39th | 82 | Müller / Pallavicini / Vanoli | Porsche 934 | Lubrifilm Racing Team | 4:06.6500 | |
| 40th | 73 | Kirby / Hotchkis / Harmon | Porsche 935 | Dick Barbour - Wynn's International | 4:07.0500 | |
| 41st | 18 | Brillat / Aeschlimann | Cheetah G601 BMW | Daniel Brillat - Ecurie Cedac Suisse | 4:07.1700 | |
| 42nd | 26 | Rousselot / Dubois / Menant | Chevron B36 ROC | Racing Organisation Course | 4:07.5900 | |
| 43rd | 31 | Lacaud / Lateste / *Heinkélé | Lola T297 BMW | Kores Racing - France Chauffage | 4:08.0800 | |
| 44th | 33 | Dechelette / Dechelette / Tarrès | Chevron B36 ROC | Chevalley Racing Switzerland - Racing Organisation Course | 4:08.2600 | |
| 45th | 35 | Brancatelli / Micangeli / Pietromarchi | De Tomaso Pantera | Carlo Pietromarchi | 4:10.7700 | |
| 46th | 61 | Faure / de Dryver / O'Rourke / "Beurlys" | Ferrari 512 BB | "Beurlys" | 4:11.9800 | |
| 47th | 17 | Plastina / Roux / Luini / *Jeanneret | Cheetah G601 BMW | Cheetah Racing Cars | 4:12.0200 | |
| 48th | 28 | Dufréne / Verdier / del Bello | Chevron B36 ROC | Racing Organisation Course | 4:12.1700 | |
| 49th | 84 | Verney / Bardinon / Metge | Porsche 934 | Anny-Charlotte Verney | 4:12.2900 | |
| 50th | 24 | Jenvey / Mason / Joscelyne / Birchenhough | Lola T297 Ford | Dorset Racing Associates | 4:12.4700 | |
| 51st | 22 | Vuagnat / Boillat / *Morand / *Laurent | Lola T296 Ford | Georges Morand | 4:12.9100 | |
| 52nd | 86 | Bourdillat / Ennequin / Bernard | Porsche 934 | Kores Racing | 4:15.1700 | |
| 53rd | 87 | Bussi / Salam | Porsche 934 | Christian Bussi | 4:15.8200 | |
| 54th | 25 | Levié / Lemerle / Malcher | Lola T298 ROC | Jean-Marie Lemerle | 4:17.3800 | |
| 55th | 72 | Garretson / McKitterick / Abate / *Newman | Porsche 935 | Dick Barbour | 4:18.1900 | |
| 56th | 77 | Ikuzawa / Terada / Buchet | Mazda RX-7 252i | Mazda Auto Tokyo Co. Ltd. | 4:18.8800 | 189.4840 |
| 57th | 50 | Hamilton / Salmon / Preece | Aston Martin AM V8 Turbo | Robin Hamilton | 4:24.4800 | |
| 58th | 21 | Calmels / Laverre / Lenormand | Lola T296 ROC | Lambretta S.A.F.D. | 4:25.9900 | |
| 59th | 80 | Salamin / Vial / Collet | Porsche 930 | Ecurie des 13 Etoiles | 4:35.2500 | |
| 60th | 30 | Foix / Bienvault / Smith | Lola T296 ROC | A.S.A. Cachia - Francois Migault | no time | |