| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:01.380 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Renault | 1:01.740 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham Ford | 1:02.710 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren Ford | 1:02.984 |
| 5 | Andrea Piquet DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:03.023 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:03.183 |
| 7 | Derek Daly DAL | Williams Ford | 1:03.291 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Ford | 1:03.589 |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:03.776 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:03.896 |
| 11 | John Watson WAT | McLaren Ford | 1:03.995 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:04.069 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier Matra | 1:04.087 |
| 14 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:04.928 |
| 15 | Elio Cheever DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:04.967 |
| 16 | Brian Cheever CHE | Ligier Matra | 1:05.001 |
| 17 | Brian Jarier JAR | Osella Ford | 1:05.179 |
| 18 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell Ford | 1:05.391 |
| 19 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Ensign Ford | 1:05.395 |
| 20 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS Ford | 1:05.451 |
| 21 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:05.877 |
| 22 | Rupert Keegan KEE | March Ford | 1:06.011 |
| 23 | Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman Hart | 1:06.017 |
| 24 | Raul Boesel BOE | March Ford | 1:06.136 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | ATS Ford | 1:06.168 |
| 26 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:06.211 |
