| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:44.734 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:44.933 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:45.991 |
| 4 | Elio Surer DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:46.258 |
| 5 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:46.745 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:47.013 |
| 7 | Andrea Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:47.334 |
| 8 | Andrea Warwick DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:47.453 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:47.534 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows Ford | 1:47.586 |
| 11 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:47.701 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:47.728 |
| 13 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:47.855 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:48.395 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:48.537 |
| 16 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:48.648 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:48.785 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:48.992 |
| 19 | Jacques Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:48.994 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:49.245 |
| 21 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:49.250 |
| 22 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:49.466 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:49.540 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani GHI | Theodore Ford | 1:49.885 |
| 25 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.916 |
| 26 | Johnny Cecotto CEC | Theodore Ford | 1:51.709 |
