| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:13.754 |
| 2 | Carlos Jones JON | Williams Ford | 1:14.024 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:14.342 |
| 4 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:14.657 |
| 5 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:14.669 |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.897 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:14.987 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti AND | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.159 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:15.355 |
| 10 | Elio Mansell DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:15.399 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:15.562 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Arrows Ford | 1:15.627 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:15.715 |
| 14 | Andrea Rosberg DEC | McLaren Ford | 1:15.850 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:15.924 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Theodore Ford | 1:16.355 |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:16.406 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque REB | Brabham Ford | 1:16.527 |
| 19 | Chico Jabouille JAB | Ligier Matra | 1:16.559 |
| 20 | Chico Cheever CHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.641 |
| 21 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:16.782 |
| 22 | Derek Daly DAL | March Ford | 1:16.979 |
| 23 | Siegfried Stohr STO | Arrows Ford | 1:17.294 |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | Ensign Ford | 1:17.822 |
