| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 51 | 1:22.996 | 188.684 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 39 | 1:23.452 | 0.456 | 187.653 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 20 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman-Hart | 51 | 1:24.053 | 1.057 | 186.311 | 11 | ||||
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 68 | 1:24.148 | 1.152 | 186.101 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 47 | 1:24.267 | 1.271 | 185.838 | Ret | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 39 | 1:24.275 | 1.279 | 185.820 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 46 | 1:24.373 | 1.377 | 185.604 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 55 | 1:24.507 | 1.511 | 185.310 | 14 | ||||
| 9 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 20 | 1:25.309 | 2.313 | 183.568 | Ret | ||||
| 10 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 37 | 1:25.506 | 2.510 | 183.145 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 37 | 1:25.667 | 2.671 | 182.801 | Ret | ||||
| 12 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 45 | 1:25.680 | 2.684 | 182.773 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 53 | 1:25.711 | 2.715 | 182.707 | 9 | ||||
| 14 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 33 | 1:26.020 | 3.024 | 182.051 | 17 | ||||
| 15 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 43 | 1:26.173 | 3.177 | 181.727 | 8 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | Manfred Winkelhock | Brabham-BMW | 63 | 1:26.404 | 3.408 | 181.242 | 10 | ||||
| 17 | 14 | Gerhard Berger | ATS-BMW | 59 | 1:26.601 | 3.605 | 180.829 | 13 | ||||
| 18 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 36 | 1:26.806 | 3.810 | 180.402 | 12 | ||||
| 19 | 33 | Philippe Streiff | Renault | 43 | 1:26.874 | 3.878 | 180.261 | Ret | ||||
| 20 | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 58 | 1:27.169 | 4.173 | 179.651 | 16 | ||||
| 21 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 24 | 1:27.725 | 4.729 | 178.512 | Ret | ||||
| 22 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 48 | 1:27.772 | 4.776 | 178.417 | 15 | ||||
| 23 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 42 | 1:28.410 | 5.414 | 177.129 | Ret | ||||
| 24 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 7 | 1:28.635 | 5.639 | 176.680 | Ret | ||||
| 25 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 19 | 1:29.219 | 6.223 | 175.523 | Ret | ||||
| 26 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 6 | 1:30.711 | 7.715 | 172.636 | Ret | ||||
| 27 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 2 | 1:35.542 | 12.546 | 163.907 | Ret |