| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:28.808 | 1:29.120 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:30.418 | 1:29.173 | 0.365 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:29.910 | 1:29.358 | 0.550 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:30.121 | 1:30.492 | 1.313 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:30.715 | 1:30.152 | 1.344 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:30.944 | 1:30.183 | 1.375 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:30.281 | 1:30.413 | 1.473 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:30.655 | 1:30.905 | 1.847 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford | 1:31.053 | 1:30.967 | 2.159 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.255 | 1:31.229 | 2.421 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:31.790 | 1:32.093 | 2.982 |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:31.906 | 1:32.151 | 3.098 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:32.886 | 1:31.991 | 3.183 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:32.228 | 1:33.007 | 3.420 |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1:32.524 | No time | 3.716 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.769 | 1:33.538 | 3.961 |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 1:35.986 | 1:34.050 | 5.242 |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 1:34.740 | 1:34.262 | 5.454 |
| 19 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | 1:35.325 | 1:34.380 | 5.572 |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Theodore-Ford | 1:34.413 | 1:34.676 | 5.605 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35.020 | 1:35.127 | 6.212 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford | 1:35.039 | 1:35.248 | 6.231 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 1:36.218 | 1:35.081 | 6.273 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:35.874 | 1:35.084 | 6.276 |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:35.246 | 1:36.101 | 6.438 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 1:35.612 | 1:35.288 | 6.480 |
| DNQ | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:36.312 | 1:35.326 | 6.518 |
| DNQ | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 1:41.028 | 1:35.730 | 6.922 |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Arrows-Ford | 1:35.834 | 1:35.748 | 6.940 |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:37.223 | 1:36.014 | 7.206 |
| 1 | Alain Prost | 18 | 9,9 | |
| ▲ | 2 | John Watson | 7 | 1,6 |
| ▼ | 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 | 6,0 |
| ▼ | 4 | René Arnoux | 4 | 4,0 |
| ▲ | Nigel Mansell | 4 | 0,4 | |
| ▲ | 6 | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 0,3 |
| ▼ | Niki Lauda | 3 | 3,0 | |
| ▼ | 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | 2 | 0,2 |
| ▼ | Keke Rosberg | 2 | 2,0 | |
| ▼ | 10 | Didier Pironi | 1 | 0,1 |
| 1 | Renault | 22 | 13,9 | |
| ▲ | 2 | McLaren-Ford | 10 | 4,6 |
| ▼ | 3 | Williams-Ford | 8 | 8,0 |
| 4 | Lotus-Ford | 4 | 0,4 | |
| ▼ | 5 | Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | 0,3 |
| ▼ | 6 | ATS-Ford | 2 | 0,2 |
| ▼ | 7 | Ferrari | 1 | 0,1 |