| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:11,088 | - |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:12,048 | + 0,960 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:12,065 | + 0,977 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:13,011 | + 1,923 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:13,029 | + 1,941 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:13,044 | + 1,956 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:13,057 | + 1,969 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:13,087 | + 1,999 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:14,020 | + 2,932 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:14,087 | + 2,999 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:14,060 | + 2,972 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:14,087 | + 2,999 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:14,090 | + 3,002 |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:14,096 | + 3,008 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:15,028 | + 3,940 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:15,063 | + 3,975 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:15,063 | + 3,975 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:15,067 | + 3,979 |
| 19 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:15,077 | + 3,989 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:16,019 | + 4,931 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:16,066 | + 4,978 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:16,068 | + 4,980 |
| 23 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 1:17,007 | + 5,919 |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus | 1:17,032 | + 5,944 |
| 107% | 1:16,064 | |||