| Pos |
No |
Pilote |
Voiture |
Temps |
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW07 Cosworth | 1:35,615 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT49 Cosworth | 1:36,914 |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:36,948 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS11 Cosworth | 1:37,066 |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams FW07 Cosworth | 1:37,128 |
| 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus 79 Cosworth | 1:37,872 |
| 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault RS12 1.5T | 1:38,195 |
| 8 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS14 1.5T | 1:38,218 |
| 9 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham BT49 Cosworth | 1:38,509 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:38,823 |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:38,945 |
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf WR8/9 Cosworth | 1:39,035 |
| 13 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren M29 Cosworth | 1:39,233 |
| 14 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS D3 Cosworth | 1:39,329 |
| 15 | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:39,468 |
| 16 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:39,576 |
| 17 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 79 Cosworth | 1:40,144 |
| 18 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 179 | 1:40,277 |
| 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows A2 Cosworth | 1:40,337 |
| 20 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow DN9 Cosworth | 1:40,625 |
| 21 | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign N179 Cosworth | 1:40,635 |
| 22 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M29 Cosworth | 1:40,731 |
| 23 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar F6A Cosworth | 1:40,741 |
| 24 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier JS11 Cosworth | 1:40,745 |
| DNQ | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo 179 | 1:40,789 |
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows A2 Cosworth | 1:40,824 |
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow DN9 Cosworth | 1:42,088 |
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque HR100 Cosworth | 1:43,060 |
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Copersucar F6A Cosworth | 1:45,183 |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario A2 Cosworth | 1:49,318 |
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Grand Prix des USA 1979