| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:38,88 | - |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:39,49 | + 0,961 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1:39,49 | + 0,961 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:39,50 | + 0,962 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:39,60 | + 0,972 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:40,18 | + 1,930 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:40,63 | + 1,975 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:40,67 | + 1,979 |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:40,85 | + 1,997 |
| 10 | Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | 1:40,89 | + 2,001 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | ATS | 1:41,03 | + 2,915 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:41,56 | + 2,968 |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:41,63 | + 2,975 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:41,66 | + 2,978 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:41,71 | + 2,983 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:41,78 | + 2,990 |
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:41,99 | + 3,011 |
| 18 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:42,07 | + 3,919 |
| 19 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:42,38 | + 3,950 |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:42,77 | + 3,989 |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 1:42,85 | + 3,997 |
| 22 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 1:43,14 | + 4,926 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:43,16 | + 4,928 |
| 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:43,21 | + 4,933 |
| 107% | 1:44,954 | |||