| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:27.509 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:27.895 |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:28.563 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:28.663 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.740 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:28.822 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:28.874 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:28.999 |
| 9 | Andrea Lauda DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.183 |
| 10 | Elio Lauda DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:29.228 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:29.544 |
| 12 | Derek Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:29.590 |
| 13 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:29.883 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:30.048 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:30.146 |
| 16 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:30.518 |
| 17 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Arrows Ford | 1:30.599 |
| 18 | Jacques Jarier JAR | Osella Ford | 1:30.717 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:30.946 |
| 20 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Ensign Ford | 1:31.235 |
| 21 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:31.759 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass MAS | March Ford | 1:31.861 |
| 23 | Riccardo Paletti PAL | Osella Ford | 1:31.901 |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:32.203 |
| 25 | Geoff Lees LEE | Theodore Ford | 1:32.205 |
| 26 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:32.325 |
