| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW07 Cosworth | 1:29,892 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:30,554 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams FW07 Cosworth | 1:30,768 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT49 Cosworth | 1:30,775 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS11 Cosworth | 1:30,820 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:31,941 |
| 7 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS14 1.5T | 1:32,103 |
| 8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault RS12 1.5T | 1:32,116 |
| 9 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:32,280 |
| 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 79 Cosworth | 1:32,651 |
| 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth | 1:32,682 |
| 12 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS D3 Cosworth | 1:32,858 |
| 13 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:33,065 |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows A1B Cosworth | 1:33,090 |
| 15 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar F6A Cosworth | 1:33,297 |
| 16 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier JS11 Cosworth | 1:33,355 |
| 17 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren M29 Cosworth | 1:33,362 |
| 18 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo 179 | 1:33,378 |
| 19 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham BT49 Cosworth | 1:33,511 |
| 20 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M29 Cosworth | 1:33,603 |
| 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow DN9 Cosworth | 1:34,102 |
| 22 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque HR100 Cosworth | 1:34,129 |
| 23 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow DN9 Cosworth | 1:34,256 |
| 24 | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:34,301 |
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows A2 Cosworth | 1:34,365 |
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign N179 Cosworth | 1:34,747 |
| DNQ | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf WR9 Cosworth | 1:35,061 |
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Copersucar F6A Cosworth | 1:36,901 |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario A2 Cosworth | 1:37,590 |
| DNS | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham BT49 Cosworth | inconnu |
| DNPQ | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 179 | inconnu |
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Grand Prix du Canada 1979