| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:29.871 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:29.935 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:30.457 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:30.566 |
| 5 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:30.841 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:31.440 |
| 7 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:31.693 |
| 8 | Mauro Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:31.695 |
| 9 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.769 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:31.962 |
| 11 | Andrea Winkelhock DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.359 |
| 12 | Elio Winkelhock DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:32.451 |
| 13 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:33.211 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:34.518 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:35.380 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson JOH | Spirit Honda | 1:35.892 |
| 17 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:36.059 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.079 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows Ford | 1:36.357 |
| 20 | Roberto Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:36.435 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:36.532 |
| 22 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:36.619 |
| 23 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.772 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:37.017 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani GHI | Theodore Ford | 1:37.117 |
| 26 | Corrado Fabi FAB | Theodore Ford | 1:37.217 |
