| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:11.000 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:11.046 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:11.952 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:12.644 |
| 5 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:12.712 |
| 6 | Andrea Jones DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:12.728 |
| 7 | Gilles Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:12.998 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:13.311 |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:13.371 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:13.762 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:13.928 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.119 |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:14.542 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:14.798 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ligier Matra | 1:14.976 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:15.165 |
| 17 | Derek Daly DAL | March Ford | 1:15.189 |
| 18 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:15.304 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:15.850 |
| 20 | Slim Jarier JAR | Osella Hart | 1:15.898 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd BOR | ATS Ford | 1:15.959 |
| 22 | Elio Cheever DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:15.971 |
| 23 | Marc Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.099 |
| 24 | Marc Surer SUR | Theodore Ford | 1:16.155 |
