| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:28,888 | - |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:29,173 | + 0,285 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:29,358 | + 0,470 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:30,121 | + 1,233 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:30,152 | + 1,264 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:30,183 | + 1,295 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:30,281 | + 1,393 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:30,655 | + 1,767 |
| 9 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:30,967 | + 2,079 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:31,229 | + 2,341 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:31,798 | + 2,910 |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:31,986 | + 3,098 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:31,991 | + 3,103 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:32,228 | + 3,340 |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:32,524 | + 3,636 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:32,769 | + 3,881 |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | March | 1:34,050 | + 5,162 |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 1:34,262 | + 5,374 |
| 19 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 1:34,388 | + 5,500 |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 1:34,413 | + 5,525 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 1:35,020 | + 6,132 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | March | 1:35,039 | + 6,151 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:35,081 | + 6,193 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:35,084 | + 6,196 |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:35,246 | + 6,358 |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 1:35,288 | + 6,400 |
| 27 | Theo Fabi | Toleman | 1:35,326 | DNQ |
| 28 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:36,022 | DNQ |
| 29 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 1:36,730 | DNQ |
| 30 | Brian Henton | Arrows | 1:36,748 | DNQ |
| 31 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 1:36,172 | DNPQ |
| 107% | 1:35,110 | |||