| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Lauda DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.316 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:27.436 |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:27.763 |
| 4 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:27.979 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.087 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:28.276 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve VIL | Ferrari | 1:28.476 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:28.576 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1:28.680 |
| 10 | John Jarier JAR | Osella Ford | 1:28.708 |
| 11 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:28.885 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:29.027 |
| 13 | Mario Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:29.336 |
| 14 | Mario Andretti AND | Williams Ford | 1:29.468 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:29.587 |
| 16 | Elio Mansell DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:29.694 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:29.758 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:29.948 |
| 19 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Ensign Ford | 1:30.186 |
| 20 | Brian Henton HEN | Arrows Ford | 1:30.474 |
| 21 | Jochen Mass MAS | March Ford | 1:30.476 |
| 22 | Derek Daly DAL | Theodore Ford | 1:30.919 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:30.977 |
| 24 | Slim Borgudd BOR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:31.033 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:31.593 |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:31.825 |
