| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:36.672 |
| 2 | Riccardo Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:38.980 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:39.104 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:39.115 |
| 5 | Elio Piquet DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:39.312 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:39.601 |
| 7 | Andrea Baldi DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:39.611 |
| 8 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:39.618 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:39.881 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:40.233 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:40.393 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:41.065 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:41.775 |
| 14 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:41.838 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.177 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:42.450 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto CEC | Theodore Ford | 1:42.615 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:42.650 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:42.678 |
| 20 | Marc Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:42.737 |
| 21 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:42.962 |
| 22 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:43.367 |
| 23 | Corrado Fabi FAB | Theodore Ford | 1:43.411 |
| 24 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:43.654 |
| 25 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:44.470 |
| 26 | Chico Serra SER | Arrows Ford | 1:44.778 |
