| Pos |
# |
Driver |
Car |
Time |
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS11 1.5T | 1:34,580 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault RS12 1.5T | 1:34,704 |
| 3 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:34,830 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams FW07 Cosworth | 1:34,914 |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:34,989 |
| 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams FW07 Cosworth | 1:35,333 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS11 Cosworth | 1:35,443 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo | 1:35,587 |
| 9 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo | 1:36,219 |
| 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 79 Cosworth | 1:36,655 |
| 11 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier JS11 Cosworth | 1:37,114 |
| 12 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:37,181 |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus 79 Cosworth | 1:37,202 |
| 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren M29 Cosworth | 1:37,231 |
| 15 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS D3 Cosworth | 1:37,297 |
| 16 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell 009 Cosworth | 1:37,581 |
| 17 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows A2 Cosworth | 1:37,674 |
| 18 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 179 | 1:38,053 |
| 19 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren M29 Cosworth | 1:38,093 |
| 20 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar F6A Cosworth | 1:38,136 |
| 21 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows A2 Cosworth | 1:38,163 |
| 22 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo 177 | 1:38,601 |
| 23 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf WR8 Cosworth | 1:38,854 |
| 24 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow DN9 Cosworth | 1:39,149 |
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow DN9 Cosworth | 1:39,313 |
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign N179 Cosworth | 1:40,821 |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario A2 Cosworth | 1:42,002 |
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque HR100 Cosworth | 1:42,769 |
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Grand Prix of Italy 1979