| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:19,12 | - |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1:19,35 | + 0,023 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19,69 | + 0,057 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:19,79 | + 0,067 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:19,89 | + 0,077 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:19,89 | + 0,077 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:20,23 | + 1,011 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:20,96 | + 1,084 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:21,36 | + 2,024 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 1:21,45 | + 2,033 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:21,51 | + 2,039 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:21,54 | + 2,042 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:21,55 | + 2,043 |
| 14 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:21,58 | + 2,046 |
| 15 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 1:21,72 | + 2,060 |
| 16 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:21,75 | + 2,063 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:22,07 | + 2,995 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:22,20 | + 3,008 |
| 19 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:22,26 | + 3,014 |
| 20 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:22,57 | + 3,045 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:22,97 | + 3,085 |
| 22 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 1:23,18 | + 4,006 |
| 23 | Tiff Needell | Ensign | 1:23,50 | + 4,038 |
| 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:24,22 | + 5,010 |
| 107% | 1:24,543 | |||