| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:06.351 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:06.625 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:07.106 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:07.398 |
| 5 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:08.133 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:08.360 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:08.892 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams Ford | 1:09.306 |
| 9 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:09.736 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:10.037 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:10.241 |
| 12 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:10.624 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:10.681 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:10.685 |
| 15 | Elio Cheever DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:10.685 |
| 16 | Andrea Cheever DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.952 |
| 17 | Nigel Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:11.005 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:11.227 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.285 |
| 20 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:11.808 |
| 21 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:12.077 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass MAS | March Ford | 1:12.100 |
| 23 | Slim Borgudd BOR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:12.366 |
| 24 | Derek Daly DAL | Theodore Ford | 1:13.418 |
| 25 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:13.467 |
