| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:18.825 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Lotus Ford | 1:18.886 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:18.911 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Ligier Ford | 1:19.025 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:19.032 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:19.454 |
| 7 | James Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:19.580 |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | Wolf Ford | 1:19.643 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:19.727 |
| 10 | Niki Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:19.910 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham Ford | 1:20.041 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:20.456 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:20.608 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow Ford | 1:20.740 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Williams Ford | 1:20.768 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:21.033 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:21.192 |
| 18 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:21.304 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren Ford | 1:21.411 |
| 20 | Elio Stuck DEA | Shadow Ford | 1:21.961 |
| 21 | Arturo Stuck STU | ATS Ford | 1:22.828 |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario MER | Merzario Ford | 1:22.938 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque REB | Lotus Ford | 1:22.990 |
| 24 | Derek Daly DAL | Ensign Ford | 1:23.888 |
