| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:07.190 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:07.450 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:07.650 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:08.130 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:08.150 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Ford | 1:08.200 |
| 7 | Jacques Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:08.230 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:08.550 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Williams Ford | 1:08.650 |
| 10 | Didier Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:08.800 |
| 11 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:08.950 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:09.350 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Lotus Ford | 1:09.360 |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier Ford | 1:09.680 |
| 15 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:09.970 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:10.150 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.590 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:10.610 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:10.700 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:10.920 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow Ford | 1:11.140 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:11.140 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:11.970 |
