| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:15.461 |
| 2 | Clay Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:15.646 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Williams Ford | 1:16.228 |
| 4 | Jody Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:16.304 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:16.392 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:16.939 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:17.129 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf Ford | 1:17.280 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Ford | 1:17.495 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:17.625 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:17.667 |
| 12 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:17.750 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Lotus Ford | 1:18.001 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:18.147 |
| 15 | Mario Stuck STU | ATS Ford | 1:18.256 |
| 16 | Mario Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.430 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:18.452 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:18.606 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:18.629 |
| 20 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier Ford | 1:18.706 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:19.433 |
| 22 | Elio Lammers DEA | Shadow Ford | 1:20.709 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow Ford | 1:21.084 |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:21.344 |
