| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:45.850 |
| 2 | Rene Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:45.890 |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:46.000 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:46.140 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:46.780 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:46.900 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ligier Ford | 1:47.200 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:47.640 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:48.450 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:48.580 |
| 11 | Elio Fittipaldi DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:48.590 |
| 12 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:48.700 |
| 13 | Marc Surer SUR | ATS Ford | 1:48.720 |
| 14 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren Ford | 1:48.750 |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:48.780 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:48.860 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:48.930 |
| 18 | Bruno Cheever CHE | Osella Ford | 1:49.060 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.110 |
| 20 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:49.260 |
| 21 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:49.350 |
| 22 | Derek Daly DAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:49.510 |
| 23 | Jan Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:49.520 |
| 24 | Jan Lammers LAM | Ensign Ford | 1:50.300 |
