| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:15.701 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:15.730 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:15.847 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:16.049 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.308 |
| 6 | Andrea Mansell DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.575 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:16.944 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:17.124 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:17.126 |
| 10 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:17.144 |
| 11 | Elio Winkelhock DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:17.762 |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:17.879 |
| 13 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:18.194 |
| 14 | Bruno Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:18.301 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.371 |
| 16 | Jacques Jarier JAR | Osella Ford | 1:18.403 |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:18.565 |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:18.967 |
| 19 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:18.985 |
| 20 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:19.150 |
| 21 | Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman Hart | 1:19.300 |
| 22 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:19.584 |
| 23 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:19.598 |
| 24 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:19.621 |
| 25 | Jochen Mass MAS | March Ford | 1:19.777 |
| 26 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Arrows Ford | 1:19.815 |
