| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:29.211 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:29.359 |
| 3 | Alain Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:29.728 |
| 4 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:29.908 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:29.997 |
| 6 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:30.182 |
| 7 | Elio Arnoux DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:30.231 |
| 8 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:30.232 |
| 9 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:30.566 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:30.705 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:31.115 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:31.350 |
| 13 | Andrea Cheever DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:31.507 |
| 14 | Bruno Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:31.547 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.600 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.740 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ligier Matra | 1:31.747 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:31.969 |
| 19 | Marc Surer SUR | Theodore Ford | 1:32.253 |
| 20 | Derek Daly DAL | March Ford | 1:32.305 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd BOR | ATS Ford | 1:32.652 |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:32.709 |
| 23 | Eliseo Jarier JAR | Osella Hart | 1:33.432 |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | Ensign Ford | 1:33.848 |
