| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:17,44 | - |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:17,74 | + 0,030 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:17,81 | + 0,037 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:17,82 | + 0,038 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:17,85 | + 0,041 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:18,15 | + 0,971 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18,40 | + 0,996 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:18,52 | + 1,008 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:18,53 | + 1,009 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:18,60 | + 1,016 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:18,74 | + 1,030 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:18,87 | + 1,043 |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 1:18,89 | + 1,045 |
| 14 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:18,90 | + 1,046 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | 1:18,94 | + 1,050 |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:18,97 | + 1,053 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:18,98 | + 1,054 |
| 18 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:19,07 | + 1,963 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Osella | 1:19,38 | + 1,994 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | ATS | 1:19,44 | + 2,000 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:19,57 | + 2,013 |
| 22 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 1:19,60 | + 2,016 |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 1:19,68 | + 2,024 |
| 24 | Geoff Lees | Ensign | 1:19,72 | + 2,028 |
| 107% | 1:22,437 | |||