| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:27.612 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:27.971 |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:28.864 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:29.522 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:30.261 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:30.300 |
| 7 | Elio Alboreto DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:31.626 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:31.814 |
| 9 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:32.062 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:32.131 |
| 11 | Andrea Mansell DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.308 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:32.881 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.950 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:32.957 |
| 15 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:33.208 |
| 16 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Ensign Ford | 1:33.555 |
| 17 | Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman Hart | 1:33.971 |
| 18 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:34.164 |
| 19 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:34.184 |
| 20 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:34.187 |
| 21 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:34.422 |
| 22 | Mauro Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:34.620 |
| 23 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Arrows Ford | 1:34.715 |
| 24 | Rupert Keegan KEE | March Ford | 1:34.770 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:34.984 |
| 26 | Tommy Byrne BYR | Theodore Ford | 1:34.985 |
