| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:25.710 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:25.788 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:25.815 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:26.010 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:26.040 |
| 6 | Elio Jones DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:26.259 |
| 7 | Jacques Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:26.538 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:26.704 |
| 9 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:26.953 |
| 10 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:27.058 |
| 11 | Andrea Andretti DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:27.122 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.512 |
| 13 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:27.513 |
| 14 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:27.564 |
| 15 | Patrick Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:27.594 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Theodore Ford | 1:27.939 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:28.266 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.323 |
| 19 | Marc Surer SUR | Ensign Ford | 1:28.339 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:28.358 |
