| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:47.500 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:47.960 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:48.430 |
| 4 | Didier Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:48.490 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:49.000 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:49.030 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:49.280 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:49.440 |
| 9 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:49.520 |
| 10 | Andrea Tambay DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:49.580 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ligier Matra | 1:50.000 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:50.640 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:50.650 |
| 14 | Elio Mansell DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:50.740 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:50.860 |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:51.170 |
| 17 | Bruno Jarier JAR | Osella Hart | 1:52.190 |
| 18 | Bruno Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:52.190 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:52.210 |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd BOR | ATS Ford | 1:52.540 |
| 21 | Derek Daly DAL | March Ford | 1:52.650 |
| 22 | Marc Surer SUR | Theodore Ford | 1:52.850 |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | Ensign Ford | 1:53.160 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:53.190 |
