| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:23.281 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:23.791 |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:23.939 |
| 4 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:24.439 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:24.585 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:24.649 |
| 7 | Andrea Daly DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.928 |
| 8 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:25.390 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:25.449 |
| 10 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:25.583 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:25.642 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:25.838 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:26.075 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:26.260 |
| 15 | Elio Cheever DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:26.456 |
| 16 | Brian Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:26.463 |
| 17 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:26.690 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:27.007 |
| 19 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:27.019 |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:27.022 |
