| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:34.406 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:34.688 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:35.790 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:35.811 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:35.905 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:36.359 |
| 7 | Andrea Giacomelli DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.573 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.705 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:37.778 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:37.780 |
| 11 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:38.767 |
| 12 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:38.944 |
| 13 | Elio Warwick DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:39.118 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:39.306 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:39.330 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:39.605 |
| 17 | Manfred Jarier JAR | Osella Ford | 1:39.909 |
| 18 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:39.917 |
| 19 | Marc Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:40.187 |
| 20 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:40.335 |
| 21 | Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman Hart | 1:40.421 |
| 22 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:40.673 |
| 23 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:40.852 |
| 24 | Geoff Lees LEE | Lotus Ford | 1:40.974 |
| 25 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Arrows Ford | 1:40.997 |
| 26 | Jochen Mass MAS | March Ford | 1:41.579 |
