| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Jarier JAR | Lotus Ford | 1:38.015 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Wolf Ford | 1:38.026 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:38.230 |
| 4 | John Watson WAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:38.417 |
| 5 | Emerson Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:38.861 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:38.930 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.020 |
| 8 | Mario Stuck STU | Shadow Ford | 1:39.081 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:39.236 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:39.381 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1:39.455 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:39.491 |
| 13 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.619 |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:39.624 |
| 15 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:40.042 |
| 16 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Surtees Ford | 1:40.515 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:40.669 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:40.959 |
| 19 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren Ford | 1:40.970 |
| 20 | Bobby Rahal RAH | Wolf Ford | 1:40.983 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg ROS | ATS Ford | 1:41.611 |
