| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:18.176 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:18.255 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:18.625 |
| 4 | Carlos Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:18.672 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:18.844 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:19.018 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:19.040 |
| 8 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:19.312 |
| 9 | Elio Patrese DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:19.738 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:19.864 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ligier Matra | 1:19.979 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:20.248 |
| 13 | Andrea Giacomelli DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:20.377 |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.384 |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:20.547 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:20.595 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:20.663 |
| 18 | Derek Jarier JAR | Osella Hart | 1:21.086 |
| 19 | Derek Daly DAL | March Ford | 1:21.391 |
| 20 | Marc Surer SUR | Theodore Ford | 1:21.454 |
| 21 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:21.568 |
| 22 | Slim Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:21.698 |
| 23 | Slim Borgudd BOR | ATS Ford | 1:21.760 |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | Ensign Ford | 1:22.024 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:22.030 |
