| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:16.356 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:16.786 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:17.646 |
| 4 | Riccardo Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:17.683 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:17.772 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:17.886 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti AND | Ferrari | 1:17.921 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:17.958 |
| 9 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:17.986 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:18.012 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:18.056 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:18.275 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:18.333 |
| 14 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:18.418 |
| 15 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Ensign Ford | 1:18.496 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.622 |
| 17 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:18.734 |
| 18 | Andrea Henton DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.761 |
| 19 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.765 |
| 20 | Elio Mansell DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:19.302 |
| 21 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:19.439 |
| 22 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:19.767 |
| 23 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Arrows Ford | 1:20.271 |
| 24 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:20.766 |
| 25 | Rupert Keegan KEE | March Ford | 1:21.180 |
| 26 | Tommy Byrne BYR | Theodore Ford | 1:21.555 |
