| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:44,17 | - |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:44,44 | + 0,027 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1:44,64 | + 0,047 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:45,02 | + 0,985 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:45,46 | + 1,029 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:45,78 | + 1,061 |
| 7 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:46,01 | + 1,984 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:46,07 | + 1,990 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:46,15 | + 1,998 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:46,19 | + 2,002 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:46,28 | + 2,011 |
| 12 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:46,75 | + 2,058 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:46,97 | + 2,080 |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:47,05 | + 2,988 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | 1:47,18 | + 3,001 |
| 16 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 1:47,41 | + 3,024 |
| 17 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:47,70 | + 3,053 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:47,83 | + 3,066 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:48,24 | + 4,007 |
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:48,44 | + 4,027 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | ATS | 1:48,86 | + 4,069 |
| 22 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:48,95 | + 4,078 |
| 23 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 1:49,20 | + 5,003 |
| 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:49,42 | + 5,025 |
| 107% | 1:51,298 | |||