| Pos. | No. | Driver / Nationality | Car | Entrant | Laps | Time/retired | Grp Pos | Group | Grid | Qual Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Jochen Mass (D)
Jacky Ickx (B) |
Porsche 956 005 | Rothmans Porsche | 144 | 5:44:33,52 | 1. | C | 1. | 2:09,300 |
| 2. | 2 | Stefan Bellof (D)
Derek Bell (GB) |
Porsche 956 004 | Rothmans Porsche | 144 | 5:45:36,54 | 2. | C | 2. | 2:10,190 |
| 3. | 11 | John Fitzpatrick (GB)
David Hobbs (GB) |
Porsche 956 110 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | 139 | 3. | C | 5. | 2:14,630 | |
| 4. | 33 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Harald Grohs (D) Walter Brun (CH) |
Porsche 956 111 | Brun Motorsport | 138 | 4. | C | 7. | 2:17,070 | |
| 5. | 18 | Axel Plankenhorn (D)
Jürgen Lässig (D) Hervé Regout (B) |
Porsche 956 109 | Obermaier Racing | 136 | 5. | C | 13. | 2:20,980 | |
| 6. | 6 | Paolo Barilla (I)
Giorgio Francia (I) |
Lancia LC2 0004 | Scuderia Mirabella | 134 | 6. | C | 8. | 2:17,670 | |
| 7. | 4 | Riccardo Patrese (I)
Teo Fabi (I) Michele Alboreto (I)^ |
Lancia LC2 | Martini Racing | 132 | 7. | C | 4. | 2:14,050 | |
| 8. | 15 | Dieter Schornstein (D)
Jean-Michel Martin (B) "John Winter" (D) |
Porsche 936C JR005 | Joest Racing | 127 | 8. | C | 20. | 2:37,910 | |
| 9. | 14 | Jan Lammers (NL)
Thierry Boutsen (B) Richard Lloyd (GB)* |
Porsche 956 106 | Richard Lloyd Racing | 127 | 9. | C | 11. | 2:19,600 | |
| 10. | 56 | Bruno Sotty (F)
Valentin Bertapelle (F) Gérard Cuynet (F) |
URD C81 BMW | Valentin Bertapelle | 121 | 10. | C | 16. | 2:30,520 | |
| 11. | 5 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)
Teo Fabi (I) Michele Alboreto (I) |
Lancia LC2 | Martini Racing | 118 | 11. | C | 10. | 2:17,930 | |
| 12. | 89 | Jens Winther (DK)
David Mercer (GB) Frank Jelinski (D) |
BMW M1 | Jens Winther | 118 | 1. | B | 21. | 2:42,540 | |
| 13. | 93 | John Cooper (GB)
Paul Smith (GB) David Ovey (GB) |
Porsche 930 003 0009 | Charles Ivey Racing | 111 | 2. | B | 23. | 2:49,130 | |
| 14. | 62 | Roy Baker (GB)
David Palmer (GB) Les Blackburn (GB)* |
Harrier RX83C Mazda | Manns Racing | 109 | 1. | C Junior | 22. | 2:43,120 | |
| 15. | 91 | Jürgen Hamelmann (D)
Alexandre Yvon (F) Edgar Dören (D)^ Hemlut Gall (D)* |
Porsche 930 930 870 0419 | Edgar Dören | 107 | 3. | B | 28. | 3:11,730 | |
| 16. | 98 | Peter Reuter (D)
Anton Hueweller (B) Bruno Beilcke (USA) Wolf-Dieter Feuerlein (D)* |
Porsche 930 | Peter Reuter | 106 | 4. | B | 26. | 3:01,010 | |
| DNF | 39 | Ray Mallock (GB)
Mike Salmon (GB) |
Nimrod NRA/C2B Aston Martin 004 | Viscount Downe Racing | 109 | Engine | C | 14. | 2:23,920 | |
| DNF | 12 | Volkert Merl (D)
Hans Heyer (D) Bob Wollek (F) Dieter Schornstein (D)^ |
Porsche 956 105 | Joest Racing | 90 | Suspension => accident | C | 12. | 2:19,840 | |
| DNF | 21 | Derek Warwick (GB)
Franz Konrad (A) |
Porsche 956 101 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 45 | Engine | C | 3. | 1:12,600 | |
| DNF | 92 | Georg Memminger (D)
Heinz Kuhn-Weiss (D) |
Porsche 930 93A 007 00171 | Georg Memminger | 44 | Lost wheel | B | 25. | 2:56,980 | |
| DNF | 43 | Klaus Ludwig (D)
Klaus Niedzwiedz (D) |
Zakspeed-Ford C1/4 Turbo | Zakspeed Racing | 30 | Gearbox | C | 6. | 2:16,980 | |
| DNF | 34 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)
Loris Kessel (CH) Laurent Ferrier (F)^ |
Cheetah G603 Ford 1 | Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland | 26 | Engine | C | 17. | 2:31,790 | |
| DNF | 90 | Edgar Dören (D)
Heinz-Christian Jürgensen (D)^ Helmut Gall (D)^ |
BMW M1 | Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | 20 | Suspension | B | 24. | 2:53,250 | |
| DNF | 63 | Carlo Facetti (I)
Martino Finotto (I)^ |
Alba AR2 Giannini 001 | Jolly Club | 16 | Engine | C Junior | 18. | 2:32,540 | |
| DNF | 97 | Helge Probst (D)
Knuth Mentel (D)^ Norbert Haug (D)^ |
Porsche 928S | Probst & Mentel | 13 | Engine | B | 27. | 3:03,510 | |
| DNF | 8 | Stefan Johansson (S)
Bob Wollek (F)^ |
Porsche 956 104 | Joest Racing | 6 | Accident | C | 9. | 2:17,820 | |
| DNF | 57 | Walter Lechner (A)
Jürgen Kannacher (D)^ Wolfgang Boller (D)^ |
URD C83 Porsche | Jürgen Kannacher | 0 | Gearbox | C | 19. | 2:35,090 | |
| DNQ | 96 | Michel Lateste (F)
Michel Bienvault (F) |
Porsche 930 930 870 0039 | Michel Lateste | B | 29. | 3:24,720 | |||
| DNS | 22 | Huub Rothengatter (NL)
Kees Kroesemeijer (NL) |
Porsche CK5 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Accident | C | 15. | 2:25,740 | ||
| DNA | 13 | Cougar C01B Ford 01 | Courage Competition | C | ||||||
| DNA | 17 | Neil Crang (AUS) | Tiga GC83 Chevrolet | Tiga Racing | C | |||||
| DNA | 37 | Sehcar C6 Porsche | Brun Motorsport | C | ||||||
| DNA | 46 | Sauber C7 BMW 01 | Sauber Racing Switzerland | C | ||||||
| DNA | 51 | Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Massimo Sigala (I) |
Lancia LC1 | Sivama | C | |||||
| DNA | 52 | Joe Castellano (USA)
Duilio Truffo (I) |
Lancia LC1 | Sivama | C | |||||
| DNA | 54 | Teddy Pilette (B)
Jean-Paul Libert (B) Hubert de Spiegelaere (B) |
Kannacher-Gepard BMW | Jürgen Kannacher | C | |||||
| DNA | 65 | De Cadenet Lola Ford T380-HU4 | Francois Duret | C Junior | ||||||
| DNA | 66 | Cliff Hansen (USA) | Gebhardt JC02 Toyota | Gunther Gebhardt | C Junior | |||||
| DNA | 88 | Kurt König (D)
Bruno Beilcke (USA) |
BMW M1 | Kurt König | B | |||||
| DNA | 95 | Jean-Marie Alméras (F)
Jacques Guillot (F) Roland Biancone (F) |
Porsche 930 | Alméras Freres | B | |||||
| DNA | 99 | Maurice Dantinne (B)
Pierre Vaillant (B) |
Ferrari 308 GTB | Maurice Dantinne | B | |||||
| DNA | 100 | Kurt Hild (D)
Martin Wagenstätter (D) |
BMW 320i | Krautol Farben | B | |||||
| DNA | 101 | Rolf Rummel (D) | BMW 320i | Rolf Rummel | B | |||||
| DNA | 102 | Raymond Boutinaud (F) | Porsche 928S | Raymond Boutinaud | B |
| Winning Time: 5h44m33.52, 108.274 mph/174.250 kph |
| Fastest Lap: Stefan Bellof #2 (Porsche 956), 2m14.11, 115.909 mph/186.536 kph |
| * Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting |
| ^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it |
| RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start) |
| REE - Reserve Entry |
| DNA - Did Not Arrive |
| DNS - Did Not Start |
| DNF - Did Not Finish |
| DNP - Did Not Practice |
| NC - Not Classified |
| DSQ - Disqualified |
| NRF - Not Running At Finish |
| NAC - Not Accepted |
| REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering) |