| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:17,821 | - |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:17,995 | + 0,174 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:18,060 | + 0,239 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:18,161 | + 0,340 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:18,433 | + 0,612 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:18,617 | + 0,796 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:18,661 | + 0,840 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:18,792 | + 0,971 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:19,044 | + 1,223 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:19,068 | + 1,247 |
| 11 | Ricardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:19,152 | + 1,331 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:19,167 | + 1,346 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:19,197 | + 1,376 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:19,217 | + 1,396 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:19,562 | + 1,741 |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 1:19,571 | + 1,750 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:19,774 | + 1,953 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:19,899 | + 2,078 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:20,475 | + 2,654 |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:20,729 | + 2,908 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:20,781 | + 2,960 |
| 22 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:21,294 | + 3,473 |
| 23 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:21,430 | + 3,609 |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:21,629 | + 3,808 |
| 107% | 1:23,268 | |||