| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:19,399 | - |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:19,408 | + 0,009 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:20,149 | + 0,750 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:20,289 | + 0,890 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:20,462 | + 1,063 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:20,476 | + 1,077 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:20,573 | + 1,174 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:20,643 | + 1,244 |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:20,664 | + 1,265 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:20,787 | + 1,388 |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:20,909 | + 1,510 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:20,925 | + 1,526 |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:20,928 | + 1,529 |
| 14 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:20,980 | + 1,581 |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 1:21,000 | + 1,601 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:21,001 | + 1,602 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1:21,298 | + 1,899 |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:21,409 | + 2,010 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:21,522 | + 2,123 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:21,540 | + 2,141 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 1:21,758 | + 2,359 |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:22,028 | + 2,629 |
| 23 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:22,183 | + 2,784 |
| 24 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:22,213 | + 2,814 |
| 107% | 1:24,957 | |||