| Overview | Grid | Penalties | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | % | Avg Speed | Laps | |
| 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:28.517 | 100.0 | 204.978 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.628 | 0.111 | 100.1 | 204.721 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:29.418 | 0.901 | 101.0 | 202.912 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:29.682 | 1.165 | 101.3 | 202.315 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.325 | 1.808 | 102.0 | 200.875 | ||
| 6 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30.411 | 1.894 | 102.1 | 200.684 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:30.723 | 2.206 | 102.5 | 199.993 | ||
| 8 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.843 | 2.326 | 102.6 | 199.729 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Teo Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.950 | 2.433 | 102.7 | 199.494 | ||
| 10 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.163 | 2.646 | 103.0 | 199.028 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.173 | 2.656 | 103.0 | 199.006 | ||
| 12 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:31.253 | 2.736 | 103.1 | 198.832 | ||
| 13 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:31.282 | 2.765 | 103.1 | 198.769 | ||
| 14 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:31.663 | 3.146 | 103.6 | 197.942 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:32.600 | 4.083 | 104.6 | 195.940 | ||
| 16 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:33.063 | 4.546 | 105.1 | 194.965 | ||
| 17 | 25 | François Hesnault | Ligier-Renault | 1:33.186 | 4.669 | 105.3 | 194.707 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.477 | 5.960 | 106.7 | 192.047 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.568 | 7.051 | 108.0 | 189.854 | ||
| 20 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.018 | 7.501 | 108.5 | 188.965 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.059 | 7.542 | 108.5 | 188.884 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.531 | 8.014 | 109.1 | 187.960 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:36.733 | 8.216 | 109.3 | 187.568 | ||
| 24 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 1:36.916 | 8.399 | 109.5 | 187.214 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 1:37.262 | 8.745 | 109.9 | 186.548 | ||
| 26 | 30 | Jo Gartner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.948 | 10.431 | 111.8 | 183.369 | ||
| (27) | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:40.790 | 12.273 | 113.9 | 180.018 | ||
| (28) | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 1:41.585 | 13.068 | 114.8 | 178.609 |