| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:32.018 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:32.321 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:33.334 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:34.398 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:34.531 |
| 6 | Nelson Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:34.654 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:34.871 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:35.037 |
| 9 | Elio Patrese DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:35.294 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:35.442 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:35.569 |
| 12 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:35.977 |
| 13 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.079 |
| 14 | Hector Jarier JAR | Osella Hart | 1:36.117 |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:36.150 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.216 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ligier Matra | 1:36.233 |
| 18 | Andrea Daly DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:36.657 |
| 19 | Derek Daly DAL | March Ford | 1:37.230 |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | Ensign Ford | 1:37.631 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd BOR | ATS Ford | 1:37.709 |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:38.084 |
| 23 | Marc Surer SUR | Theodore Ford | 1:38.522 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:38.546 |
