| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:15.630 |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:16.370 |
| 3 | Elio Prost DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:16.411 |
| 4 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:16.611 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:16.711 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:16.940 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:17.198 |
| 8 | Andrea Winkelhock DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.233 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:17.306 |
| 10 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:17.397 |
| 11 | Mauro Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:17.676 |
| 12 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.887 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:17.902 |
| 14 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:19.696 |
| 15 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:19.787 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson JOH | Spirit Honda | 1:19.966 |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:19.979 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.149 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:20.169 |
| 20 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:20.190 |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows Ford | 1:20.245 |
| 22 | Keke Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:20.247 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:20.391 |
| 24 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:20.660 |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi FAB | Theodore Ford | 1:20.815 |
| 26 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.842 |
