| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 1:26.117 |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux ARN | Ferrari | 1:26.935 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg ROS | Williams Honda | 1:27.145 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams Honda | 1:27.818 |
| 5 | Elio Warwick DEA | Lotus Ford | 1:27.982 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick WAR | Toleman Hart | 1:28.130 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:28.425 |
| 8 | Alain Prost PRO | Renault | 1:28.558 |
| 9 | Danny Sullivan SUL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:28.833 |
| 10 | Riccardo Jarier JAR | Ligier Ford | 1:28.913 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese PAT | Brabham BMW | 1:28.958 |
| 12 | Nigel Jones JON | Arrows Ford | 1:29.112 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell MAN | Lotus Ford | 1:29.167 |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Toleman Hart | 1:29.266 |
| 15 | Marc Cheever CHE | Renault | 1:29.422 |
| 16 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows Ford | 1:29.521 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto CEC | Theodore Ford | 1:29.559 |
| 18 | Roberto Guerrero GUE | Theodore Ford | 1:29.585 |
| 19 | Andrea Piquet DEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.603 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet PIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:30.034 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi BAL | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.070 |
| 22 | John Watson WAT | McLaren TAG | 1:30.100 |
| 23 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren TAG | 1:30.188 |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock WIN | ATS BMW | 1:30.220 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar SAL | RAM Ford | 1:31.126 |
| 26 | Raul Boesel BOE | Ligier Ford | 1:31.759 |
