| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:14.233 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:14.660 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:14.723 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:15.825 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:15.832 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:16.154 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:16.260 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.513 |
| 9 | Andrea Patrese DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.576 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:16.630 |
| 11 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:16.700 |
| 12 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:16.832 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:17.094 |
| 14 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:17.237 |
| 15 | Elio Baldi DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:17.620 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Arrows Ford | 1:18.020 |
| 17 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:18.296 |
| 18 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:18.352 |
| 19 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:18.438 |
| 20 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.476 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:18.478 |
| 22 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:18.658 |
| 23 | Jochen Jarier JAR | Osella Ford | 1:18.953 |
| 24 | Jochen Mass MAS | March Ford | 1:19.083 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:19.120 |
| 26 | Jan Lammers LAM | Theodore Ford | 1:19.274 |
