| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:35.079 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:35.390 |
| 3 | Riccardo Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:36.377 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:36.667 |
| 5 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:36.670 |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.283 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:37.497 |
| 8 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:37.561 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.597 |
| 10 | Elio Rebaque DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:37.734 |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:37.777 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:37.981 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:38.003 |
| 14 | John Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:38.160 |
| 15 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:38.263 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:38.273 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:38.565 |
| 18 | Marc Surer SUR | Ensign Ford | 1:38.570 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Theodore Ford | 1:38.726 |
| 20 | Andrea Stohr DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:38.780 |
| 21 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:39.190 |
| 22 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:39.326 |
| 23 | Ricardo Jarier JAR | Ligier Matra | 1:39.398 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino ZUN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.798 |
