| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:42.665 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:42.981 |
| 3 | Carlos Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:43.638 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:43.935 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:43.997 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:44.100 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:44.132 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:44.191 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:45.008 |
| 10 | Elio Watson DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:45.065 |
| 11 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:45.073 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:45.108 |
| 13 | Patrick Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:45.117 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Theodore Ford | 1:45.297 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:45.369 |
| 16 | Marc Surer SUR | Ensign Ford | 1:45.734 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.059 |
| 18 | Andrea Stohr DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:46.387 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:46.444 |
| 20 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:46.706 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:46.854 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.918 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers LAM | ATS Ford | 1:47.174 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino ZUN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:47.464 |
