| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:40:01.33 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +21.86 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:06.11 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ligier | +1:40.13 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +1:45.41 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | |
| 7 | Marc Surer | ATS | |
| 8 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| Carlos Reutemann | Williams | ||
| Clay Regazzoni | Ensign | ||
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | ||
| Dave Kennedy | Shadow | ||
| Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | ||
| Jacques Laffite | Ligier | ||
| Eddie Cheever | Osella | ||
| Patrick Depailler | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Jan Lammers | ATS | ||
| Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | ||
| Nelson Piquet | Brabham | ||
| Stefan Johansson | Shadow |