| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:34.070 |
| 2 | Niki Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:34.280 |
| 3 | Niki Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:34.450 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Ford | 1:35.510 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:35.700 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Williams Ford | 1:35.820 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:35.850 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:35.920 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:36.100 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.260 |
| 11 | Derek Daly DAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.420 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:36.670 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:36.710 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:36.720 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:37.110 |
| 16 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:37.160 |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Lotus Ford | 1:37.320 |
| 18 | Emerson Stuck STU | ATS Ford | 1:37.930 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:38.380 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:38.850 |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier Ford | 1:39.310 |
| 22 | Elio Lammers DEA | Shadow Ford | 1:39.440 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow Ford | 1:39.450 |
| 24 | Patrick Gaillard GAI | Ensign Ford | 1:41.100 |
