| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Jabouille JAB | Renault | 1:10.000 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:10.210 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:11.870 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Ford | 1:11.880 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ligier Ford | 1:12.110 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:12.150 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler DEP | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.160 |
| 8 | Jody Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:12.230 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter SCH | Ferrari | 1:12.320 |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:12.380 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:12.500 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.510 |
| 13 | Elio Jarier JAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:12.700 |
| 14 | Elio Andretti DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:12.740 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti AND | Lotus Ford | 1:12.930 |
| 16 | Derek Daly DAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:13.040 |
| 17 | Ricardo Zunino ZUN | Brabham Ford | 1:13.050 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi FIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:13.230 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows Ford | 1:13.250 |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni REG | Ensign Ford | 1:13.250 |
| 21 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:13.610 |
| 22 | Keke Cheever CHE | Osella Ford | 1:13.830 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:13.840 |
| 24 | Geoff Lees LEE | Shadow Ford | 1:14.460 |
