| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:06.554 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:06.792 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:07.001 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:07.105 |
| 5 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:07.186 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:07.256 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:07.643 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:07.682 |
| 9 | Andrea Laffite DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.759 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:07.931 |
| 11 | Elio Lauda DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:07.937 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:07.974 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:08.061 |
| 14 | John Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:08.069 |
| 15 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:08.328 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:08.350 |
| 17 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.628 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:11.096 |
| 19 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:11.382 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen BOU | Arrows Ford | 1:11.658 |
| 21 | Marc Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:12.017 |
| 22 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:12.049 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:12.745 |
| 24 | Kenny Acheson ACH | RAM Ford | 1:13.352 |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi FAB | Theodore Ford | 1:13.656 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani GHI | Theodore Ford | 1:14.903 |
