| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:09.462 |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:10.104 |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:10.170 |
| 4 | Elio Patrese DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:10.771 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:10.881 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:10.933 |
| 7 | Manfred Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:11.055 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:11.687 |
| 9 | Andrea Warwick DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.150 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:12.528 |
| 11 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.860 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:13.422 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:13.755 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson JOH | Spirit Honda | 1:13.962 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:14.267 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.651 |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows Ford | 1:14.964 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:15.133 |
| 19 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:15.135 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:15.234 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:15.317 |
| 22 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:15.386 |
| 23 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:15.449 |
| 24 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:15.609 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:15.767 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani GHI | Theodore Ford | 1:16.544 |
