| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:33.988 |
| 2 | Carlos Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:34.339 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:34.686 |
| 4 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.912 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:34.960 |
| 6 | Riccardo Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:35.109 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:35.618 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:35.751 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:35.872 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:36.084 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:36.091 |
| 12 | Didier Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.181 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ligier Ford | 1:36.422 |
| 14 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:36.450 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:36.758 |
| 16 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:36.827 |
| 17 | Elio Cheever CHE | Osella Ford | 1:36.884 |
| 18 | Elio Brambilla DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:36.919 |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla BRA | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.929 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:36.972 |
| 21 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Williams Ford | 1:37.169 |
| 22 | Derek Daly DAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:37.215 |
| 23 | Marc Surer SUR | ATS Ford | 1:37.270 |
| 24 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren Ford | 1:37.284 |
