| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:34,052 | - |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:35,022 | + 0,970 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:35,028 | + 0,976 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:35,057 | + 1,005 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:35,073 | + 1,021 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:35,086 | + 1,034 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:36,024 | + 1,972 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:36,028 | + 1,976 |
| 9 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:36,039 | + 1,987 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:36,047 | + 1,995 |
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:36,077 | + 2,025 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:36,091 | + 2,039 |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 1:37,026 | + 2,974 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:37,038 | + 2,986 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:37,045 | + 2,993 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1:37,054 | + 3,002 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:37,077 | + 3,025 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 1:38,014 | + 3,962 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:38,026 | + 3,974 |
| 20 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:38,030 | + 3,978 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 1:38,034 | + 3,982 |
| 22 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella | 1:38,077 | + 4,025 |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | March | 1:38,082 | + 4,030 |
| 24 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:39,007 | + 4,955 |
| 107% | 1:40,636 | |||