| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 55 | 1:28.763 | 178.858 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 54 | 1:29.083 | 0.320 | 178.216 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 34 | 1:29.433 | 0.670 | 177.518 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 36 | 1:30.210 | 1.447 | 175.989 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 51 | 1:30.503 | 1.740 | 175.420 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 50 | 1:30.560 | 1.797 | 175.309 | Ret | ||||
| 7 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 56 | 1:30.628 | 1.865 | 175.178 | 11 | ||||
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | 1:30.990 | 2.227 | 174.481 | Ret | ||||
| 9 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 66 | 1:31.071 | 2.308 | 174.326 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 59 | 1:31.305 | 2.542 | 173.879 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 27 | 1:31.647 | 2.884 | 173.230 | Ret | ||||
| 12 | 2 | Corrado Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 30 | 1:31.767 | 3.004 | 173.003 | Ret | ||||
| 13 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 67 | 1:31.822 | 3.059 | 172.900 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 30 | 1:32.124 | 3.361 | 172.333 | Ret | ||||
| 0 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1:32.385 | 3.622 | 171.846 | Dsq | ||||
| 0 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 36 | 1:32.428 | 3.665 | 171.766 | Dsq | ||||
| 15 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | 59 | 1:32.537 | 3.774 | 171.564 | 9 | ||||
| 16 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 30 | 1:32.591 | 3.828 | 171.464 | Ret | ||||
| 17 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 31 | 1:32.716 | 3.953 | 171.233 | Ret | ||||
| 18 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 33 | 1:33.069 | 4.306 | 170.583 | Ret | ||||
| 19 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 33 | 1:33.858 | 5.095 | 169.149 | Ret | ||||
| 20 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1:34.664 | 5.901 | 167.709 | Ret | ||||
| 21 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 5 | 1:35.176 | 6.413 | 166.807 | Ret | ||||
| 22 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 48 | 1:35.498 | 6.735 | 166.244 | 10 | ||||
| 23 | 10 | Mike Thackwell | RAM-Hart | 14 | 1:37.157 | 8.394 | 163.406 | Ret | ||||
| 24 | 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 3 | 1:37.209 | 8.446 | 163.318 | NC |