| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:14,233 | - |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:14,660 | + 0,427 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:14,723 | + 0,490 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:15,825 | + 1,592 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:15,832 | + 1,599 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:16,154 | + 1,921 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:16,260 | + 2,027 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:16,513 | + 2,280 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:16,576 | + 2,343 |
| 10 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:16,630 | + 2,397 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:16,700 | + 2,467 |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Williams | 1:16,832 | + 2,599 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:17,094 | + 2,861 |
| 14 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:17,237 | + 3,004 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:17,620 | + 3,387 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 1:18,020 | + 3,787 |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:18,296 | + 4,063 |
| 18 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:18,352 | + 4,119 |
| 19 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:18,438 | + 4,205 |
| 20 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 1:18,476 | + 4,243 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:18,478 | + 4,245 |
| 22 | Raul Boesel | March | 1:18,658 | + 4,425 |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:18,953 | + 4,720 |
| 24 | Jochen Mass | March | 1:19,083 | + 4,850 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 1:19,120 | + 4,887 |
| 26 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | 1:19,274 | + 5,041 |
| 27 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 1:19,316 | DNQ |
| 28 | Theo Fabi | Toleman | 1:19,414 | DNQ |
| 29 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 1:19,646 | DNQ |
| 30 | Roberto Moreno | Lotus | 1:21,149 | DNQ |
| 31 | Emilio De Villota | March | 1:21,507 | DNPQ |
| 107% | 1:19,429 | |||