| Pos | Driver | Team | Lap | Time of Day | Time | Avg Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 4 | 1:39.829 | ||
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 4 | 1:40.512 | ||
| 3 | Keke Rosberg ROS | McLaren TAG | 16 | 1:41.163 | ||
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 16 | 1:41.163 | ||
| 5 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 20 | 1:41.547 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Cheever CHE | Renault | 22 | 1:41.951 | ||
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 49 | 1:42.343 | ||
| 8 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 4 | 1:42.636 | ||
| 9 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 22 | 1:42.657 | ||
| 10 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 49 | 1:42.849 | ||
| 11 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 30 | 1:42.940 | ||
| 12 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 44 | 1:43.037 | ||
| 13 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 41 | 1:43.159 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 4 | 1:43.193 | ||
| 15 | Johnny Cecotto CEC | Theodore Ford | 48 | 1:43.241 | ||
| 16 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 4 | 1:43.304 | ||
| 17 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 5 | 1:43.426 | ||
| 18 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1:43.514 | ||
| 19 | Chico Serra SER | Arrows Ford | 58 | 1:43.900 | ||
| 20 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 6 | 1:44.027 | ||
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 3 | 1:44.178 | ||
| 22 | Elio Fabi DEA | Osella Ford | 12 | 1:44.476 | ||
| 23 | Corrado Fabi FAB | Osella Ford | 12 | 1:44.476 | ||
| 24 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 16 | 1:44.697 | ||
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 46 | 1:45.355 | ||
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | RAM Ford | 42 | 1:45.681 |
