| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:14.500 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Ligier Ford | 1:14.790 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:14.820 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:15.070 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:15.100 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Ford | 1:15.450 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:15.610 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Lotus Ford | 1:15.670 |
| 9 | Didier Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:15.780 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.040 |
| 11 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:16.060 |
| 12 | Clay Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.080 |
| 13 | Clay Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:16.230 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Williams Ford | 1:16.610 |
| 15 | James Hunt HUN | Wolf Ford | 1:16.880 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:16.920 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:17.040 |
| 18 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:17.110 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:17.350 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:17.450 |
| 21 | Elio Stuck STU | ATS Ford | 1:17.570 |
| 22 | Elio Rebaque DEA | Shadow Ford | 1:17.850 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:18.420 |
| 24 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow Ford | 1:18.790 |
