| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:34.526 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:34.672 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:34.758 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:35.114 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:35.206 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:35.547 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:35.958 |
| 8 | Niki Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:36.051 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:36.054 |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.126 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:36.291 |
| 12 | Elio Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:36.393 |
| 13 | Elio Guerrero DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:36.454 |
| 14 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:36.694 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:36.747 |
| 16 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:36.977 |
| 17 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:37.729 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:38.234 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto CEC | Theodore Ford | 1:38.378 |
| 20 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:38.468 |
| 21 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:38.686 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:39.154 |
| 23 | Chico Serra SER | Arrows Ford | 1:39.965 |
| 24 | Corrado Fabi FAB | Theodore Ford | 1:40.309 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:41.153 |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | RAM Ford | 1:41.478 |
