| 1st | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312 T4 | Ferrari | 1:18.825 |
| 2nd | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus 79 Ford | Martini Racing Team Lotus | 1:18.866 |
| 3rd | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312 T4 | Ferrari | 1:18.911 |
| 4th | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier JS11 Ford | Ligier Gitanes | 1:19.025 |
| 5th | 26T | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS11 Ford | Ligier Gitanes | 1:19.032 |
| 6th | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 79 Ford | Martini Racing Team Lotus | 1:19.454 |
| 7th | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell 009 Ford | Team Tyrrell | 1:19.580 |
| 8th | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf WR8 Ford | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | 1:19.643 |
| 9th | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows A1 Ford | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | 1:19.727 |
| 10th | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW06 Ford | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | 1:19.910 |
| 11th | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo | Parmalat Racing | 1:20.041 |
| 12th | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo | Parmalat Racing | 1:20.456 |
| 13th | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows A1 Ford | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | 1:20.608 |
| 14th | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow DN9B Ford | Samson Shadow Racing | 1:20.740 |
| 15th | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams FW06 Ford | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | 1:20.768 |
| 16th | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A Ford | Fittipaldi Automotive | 1:21.033 |
| 17th | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 009 Ford | Team Tyrrell | 1:21.192 |
| 18th | 7 | John Watson | McLaren M28 Ford | Löwenbräu Team McLaren | 1:21.304 |
| 19th | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M28 Ford | Löwenbräu Team McLaren | 1:21.411 |
| 20th | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow DN9B Ford | Shadow Racing | 1:21.961 |
| 21st | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault RS01 Turbo | Renault Elf | 1:22.028 |
| 22nd | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS D2 Ford | ATS/ATS Wheels | 1:22.828 |
| 23rd | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario A1B Ford | Team Merzario | 1:22.938 |
| 24th | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus 79 Ford | Rebaque F1 Team | 1:22.990 |
| 25th | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign N179 Ford | Team Ensign | 1:23.888 |