| 1st | 70 | Fitzpatrick / Redman / Barbour | Porsche 935 K3/80 | Dick Barbour | 3:48.4000 |
| 2nd | 9 | Ickx / Jöst / *Leclère | Porsche 908/80 Turbo | Martini Racing - Liqui Moly | 3:50.0000 |
| 3rd | 15 | Pescarolo / Ragnotti | Rondeau M379B Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:47.9000 |
| 4th | 49 | Schornstein / Grohs / von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935/77A | Vegla Racing Team | 3:54.0000 |
| 5th | 45 | Wollek / Kelleners | Porsche 935/80 | Gelo Racing Team | 3:53.1000 |
| 6th | 42 | Stommelen / Plankenhorn / Ikuzawa | Porsche 935 K3/80 | Gozzy Kremer Racing | 3:49.8000 |
| 7th | 8 | De Cadenet / Migault | De Cadenet Lola LM Ford | Alain de Cadenet | 3:50.6000 |
| 8th | 5 | Fréquelin / Dorchy | WM P79/80 Peugeot | W.M. Esso | 3:51.9000 |
| 9th | 41 | Field / Ongais / Lafosse | Porsche 935 K3/80 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:51.3000 |
| 10th | 73 | Paul / Edwards / Paul, Jr. | Porsche 935 JLP-2 | J.L.P. Racing | 3:56.8000 |
| 11th | 16 | Rondeau / Jaussaud | Rondeau M379B Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:50.2000 |
| 12th | 12 | Craft / Evans | Dome Zero RL80 Ford | Dome Co Ltd. | 3:50.7000 |
| 13th | 1 | Gaillard / Trisconi / Chevalley | ACR 80 Ford | A. Chevalley Racing | 3:55.7000 |
| 14th | 71 | Rahal / Moffat / Garretson | Porsche 935 K3 | Dick Barbour | 3:56.1000 |
| 15th | 7 | Saulnier / Morin / Bousquet | WM P79/80 Peugeot | W.M. Esso | 3:54.5000 |
| 16th | 17 | Spice / Martin / Martin | Rondeau M379B Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:59.0000 |
| 17th | 43 | Lapeyre / Verney / Trintignant | Porsche 935 K3/80 | Malardeau Kremer Racing | 4:04.1000 |
| 18th | 46 | Haldi / Béguin / Merl | Porsche 935/77A | Meccarillos Racing | 3:58.9000 |
| 19th | 6 | Mamers / Raulet | WM P79/80 Peugeot | W.M. Esso | 3:56.5000 |
| 20th | 84 | Stuck / Bürger / Lacaud | BMW M1 | Dominique Lacaud | 4:02.5000 |
| 21st | 77 | Ballot-Léna / Andruet | Ferrari 512 BB | Ch. Pozzi - JMS Racing | 3:58.4000 |
| 22nd | 83 | Pironi / Mignot / Quester | BMW M1 | B.M.W. France | 4:02.7000 |
| 23rd | 44 | Lovett / Cooper / Wood | Porsche 935 K3 | Charles Ivey Racing | 4:00.0000 |
| 24th | 68 | Mendez / McKitterick / Walger | Porsche 935 K3 | Racing Associates Inc. | 4:02.5000 |
| 25th | 51 | Heyer / Darniche / Fabi | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Lancia Corse | 4:03.2000 |
| 26th | 79 | Dini / Micangeli / Violati | Ferrari 512 BB | Scudéria Super Car Bellancauto | 4:14.3000 |
| 27th | 76 | Dieudonné / Xhenceval / Regout | Ferrari 512 BB | Ch. Pozzi - JMS Racing | 4:02.6000 |
| 28th | 52 | Brancatelli / Ghinzani / Alén | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Lancia Corse | 4:06.6000 |
| 29th | 69 | Akin / Miller / Kent-Cooke | Porsche 935 K3 | Racing Associates Inc. | 4:05.3000 |
| 30th | 53 | Finotto / Facetti / *Darniche | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Jolly Club - Lancia Corse | 4:05.2000 |
| 31st | 22 | Pignard / Striebig / Ketterer | TOJ SM01 BMW | Hubert Striebig | 4:17.4000 |
| 32nd | 89 | Snobeck / Poulain / Destic | Porsche 935 | Hervé Poulain | 4:12.9000 |
| 33rd | 28 | Lombardi / Thatcher | Osella PA8 BMW | Scuderia Torino Corse | 4:08.6000 |
| 34th | 75 | Guitteny / Bleynie / Libert | Ferrari 512 BB | Ch. Pozzi - JMS Racing | 4:11.1000 |
| 35th | 24 | Verdier / Sourd | Lola T298 ROC | ROC - Société Yacco | 4:10.9000 |
| 36th | 20 | Courage / Grand | Chevron B36 BMW | Jean-Philippe Grand | 4:14.0000 |
| 37th | 72 | Sherwin / Kirby / Harmon | Porsche 935 | Dick Barbour - Wynn's International | 4:13.5000 |
| 38th | 4 | Barth / Schurti / *Braun | Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turbo | Porsche System | 4:17.1000 |
| 39th | 3 | Bell / Holbert | Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turbo | Porsche System | 4:10.8000 |
| 40th | 2 | Rouse / Dron / *Braun | Porsche 924 Carrera GT Turbo | Porsche System | 4:16.5000 |
| 41st | 74 | Henn / Delaunay | Ferrari 512 BB | Luigi Chinetti Sr. | 4:16.6000 |
| 42nd | 27 | Perrier / Yver / *Elkoubi | Lola T298 BMW | Michel Elkoubi - Primagaz | 4:14.4000 |
| 43rd | 29 | Clark / Birrane / Mason | Lola T297 Ford | Dorset Racing Associates | 4:16.7000 |
| 44th | 23 | Dubois / Vetsch / Debias | Lola T298 ROC | ROC - Société Yacco | 4:16.0000 |
| 45th | 78 | O'Rourke / Down / Phillips | Ferrari 512 BB | Steve O'Rourke | 4:19.7000 |
| 46th | 25 | Hesnault / Sotty / Laurent | Chevron B36 ROC | ROC - Société Yacco | 4:17.2000 |
| 47th | 94 | Alméras / Alméras / Hoepfner | Porsche 934 | Equipe Alméras Freres | 4:18.9000 |
| 48th | 80 | Gonzalez / Romero / Febles | Porsche 934 | Diego Febles Racing | 4:26.3000 |
| 49th | 90 | Bourdillat / Ennequin / Bernard | Porsche 934 | Georges Bourdillat | 4:26.4000 |
| 50th | 86 | Soto / Honegger / Hutchins | Mazda RX-7 | Z. et W. Enterprises Inc. | 4:36.1000 |
| 51st | 93 | Perrier / Carmillet | Porsche 911 SC | Thierry Perrier | 4:37.6000 |
| 10 | Needell / Trimmer | Ibec P6 Ford | Ian Bracey | 3:53.7000 |
| 11 | de Dryver / Faure / Jones | De Cadenet Lola LM Ford | Nick Faure | 3:56.7000 |
| 21st | 85 | Whittington / Haywood / Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | Whittington Bros. | 4:00.1000 |
| 31st | 95 | Ferrier / Servanin / Rousselot | BMW M1 | B.M.W. Zol-Auto | 4:08.2000 |
| 33rd | 82 | Korten / Neve / Winkelhock | March-BMW M1 | March Engines Ltd. | 4:09.4000 |
| 37th | 96 | Alliot / Guérin | BMW M1 | Garage du Bac | 4:11.7000 |
| 87 | Carter / Edwards / Valentine | Chevrolet Camaro | All Canadian Racing | 4:16.8000 |
| 21 | Plastina / Luini / Frischknecht | Cheetah G601 Ford | Racing Fan's - Walter Wolf Racing | 4:17.2000 |
| 88 | Bienvenue / Adam / Rowe | Chevrolet Corvette | Douglas Rowe | 4:22.6000 |
| 26 | Lateste / Lenormand / Terrien | Lola T298 BMW | Patrice Gaulupeau | 4:22.9000 |
| 50th | 91 | Bussi / Salam / Grandet | Porsche 934 | A.S.A. Cachia | 4:25.3000 |
| 81 | Tachi / Satou | Dome Toyota Celica Turbo | Alpha Cubic Dome | 4:27.9000 |
| 40 | Sheldon / Harrower / Brindley | Triumph TR8 Turbo | Janspeed/ADA-T.R. Register | 4:37.1000 |
| 30 | Lemerle / Cohen-Olivar | Lola T298 ROC | Jean-Marie Lemerle | 4:52.7000 |