| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:22,038 | - |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:23,013 | + 0,975 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:23,047 | + 1,009 |
| 4 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:23,067 | + 1,029 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:23,073 | + 1,035 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:23,082 | + 1,044 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:23,094 | + 1,056 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:24,038 | + 2,000 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24,041 | + 2,003 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:24,044 | + 2,006 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:24,046 | + 2,008 |
| 12 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:24,063 | + 2,025 |
| 13 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:24,066 | + 2,028 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:24,096 | + 2,058 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:25,019 | + 2,981 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 1:25,028 | + 2,990 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:25,031 | + 2,993 |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:25,056 | + 3,018 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:25,091 | + 3,053 |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:25,093 | + 3,055 |
| 21 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 1:26,052 | + 4,014 |
| 22 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:26,069 | + 4,031 |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:26,095 | + 4,057 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:27,048 | + 5,010 |
| 107% | 1:27,781 | |||