| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio Patrese DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:12.092 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:12.458 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:12.623 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:12.724 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:13.113 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:13.157 |
| 7 | Alain Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:13.253 |
| 8 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:13.342 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:13.679 |
| 10 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:13.783 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:13.855 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:13.949 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:13.972 |
| 14 | Andrea Baldi DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.403 |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.727 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:14.917 |
| 17 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:15.346 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows Ford | 1:15.428 |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson JOH | Spirit Honda | 1:15.912 |
| 20 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.640 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:16.769 |
| 22 | Raul Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:16.880 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:17.177 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani GHI | Theodore Ford | 1:17.408 |
| 25 | Michele Palmer PAL | Williams Honda | 1:17.432 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:17.456 |
