| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:34.580 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:34.704 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:34.830 |
| 4 | Gilles Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:34.914 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:34.989 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Williams Ford | 1:35.333 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:35.443 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:35.587 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Ford | 1:36.219 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:36.655 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier Ford | 1:37.114 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:37.181 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Lotus Ford | 1:37.202 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:37.231 |
| 15 | Riccardo Stuck STU | ATS Ford | 1:37.297 |
| 16 | Riccardo Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:37.581 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:37.674 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.053 |
| 19 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:38.093 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:38.136 |
| 21 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:38.163 |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.601 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:38.854 |
