| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 22 | 1:45.353 | 133.300 | Ret | |||||
| 2 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 38 | 1:45.545 | 0.192 | 133.058 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 9 | 1:45.593 | 0.240 | 132.997 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 8 | 1:45.648 | 0.295 | 132.928 | Ret | ||||
| 5 | 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 23 | 1:45.976 | 0.623 | 132.517 | Ret | ||||
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 26 | 1:46.042 | 0.689 | 132.434 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 9 | 1:46.104 | 0.751 | 132.357 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 16 | 1:46.373 | 1.020 | 132.022 | Ret | ||||
| 9 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman-Hart | 39 | 1:46.419 | 1.066 | 131.965 | Ret | ||||
| 10 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 37 | 1:46.502 | 1.149 | 131.862 | Ret | ||||
| 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 34 | 1:46.716 | 1.363 | 131.598 | Ret | ||||
| 12 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 8 | 1:47.341 | 1.988 | 130.832 | Ret | ||||
| 13 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman-Hart | 24 | 1:47.827 | 2.474 | 130.242 | Ret | ||||
| 14 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 13 | 1:48.229 | 2.876 | 129.758 | Ret | ||||
| 15 | 2 | Corrado Fabi | Brabham-BMW | 10 | 1:48.361 | 3.008 | 129.600 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 34 | 1:48.532 | 3.179 | 129.396 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 1:48.604 | 3.251 | 129.310 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 1:49.010 | 3.657 | 128.829 | Ret | ||||
| 19 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 1:50.274 | 4.921 | 127.352 | Ret | ||||
| 20 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 7 | 1:50.374 | 5.021 | 127.236 | Ret | ||||
| 21 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 32 | 1:50.549 | 5.196 | 127.035 | 8 | ||||
| 22 | 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit-Hart | 9 | 1:51.347 | 5.994 | 126.125 | Ret | ||||
| 23 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM-Hart | 7 | 1:52.958 | 7.605 | 124.326 | Ret |