| 1st | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari 312 T3 | Ferrari | 1:20.636 |
| 2nd | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312 T3 | Ferrari | 1:20.836 |
| 3rd | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo | Parmalat/Brabham | 1:20.937 |
| 4th | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 78 Ford | John Player/Lotus | 1:21.188 |
| 5th | 2 | John Watson | Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo | Parmalat/Brabham | 1:21.244 |
| 6th | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus 78 Ford | John Player/Lotus | 1:21.474 |
| 7th | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren M26 Ford | Marlboro-Texaco McLaren | 1:21.738 |
| 8th | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW06 Ford | Saudi/Williams | 1:21.935 |
| 9th | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows FA1 Ford | Ambrosie-Warsteiner/Arrows | 1:22.006 |
| 10th | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf WR3 Ford | Wolf | 1:22.163 |
| 11th | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M26 Ford | Marlboro-Texaco McLaren | 1:22.234 |
| 12th | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell 008 Ford | 1st National City/Elf Tyrrell | 1:22.414 |
| 13th | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 Turbo | Renault | 1:22.491 |
| 14th | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS7 Matra | Gitanes/Ligier | 1:22.630 |
| 15th | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi F5A Ford | Copersucar/Fittipaldi | 1:22.790 |
| 16th | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS HS1 Ford | Sony-ATS | 1:23.106 |
| 17th | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees TS19 Ford | Beta Surtees | 1:23.212 |
| 18th | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows FA1 Ford | Ambrosie-Warsteiner/Arrows | 1:23.291 |
| 19th | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS HS1 Ford | Sony-ATS | 1:23.419 |
| 20th | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow DN8 Ford | Villiger Tabatip/Shadow | 1:23.454 |
| 21st | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario A1 Ford | Marlboro/Merzario | 1:23.589 |
| 22nd | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees TS19 Ford | Durex Surtees | 1:23.677 |
| 25th | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow DN9 Ford | Villiger Tabatip/Shadow | 1:23.735 |
| 23rd | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 008 Ford | 1st National City/Elf Tyrrell | 1:23.792 |
| 24th | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren M23 Ford | B & S L & M | 1:23.795 |
| 26th | 22 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign N177 Ford | Tissot Ensign | 1:24.008 |