| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:28,473 | - |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:28,508 | + 0,035 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:28,830 | + 0,357 |
| 4 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:29,898 | + 1,425 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:30,026 | + 1,553 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:30,097 | + 1,624 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:31,834 | + 3,361 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:32,352 | + 3,879 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:32,546 | + 4,073 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:32,782 | + 4,309 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:33,134 | + 4,661 |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:33,185 | + 4,712 |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Williams | 1:33,333 | + 4,860 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 1:33,377 | + 4,904 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:33,531 | + 5,058 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:33,628 | + 5,155 |
| 17 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:33,629 | + 5,156 |
| 18 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 1:34,058 | + 5,585 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:34,343 | + 5,870 |
| 20 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 1:34,379 | + 5,906 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:34,659 | + 6,186 |
| 22 | Theo Fabi | Toleman | 1:34,780 | + 6,307 |
| 23 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:34,964 | + 6,491 |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 1:34,977 | + 6,504 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 1:34,991 | + 6,518 |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:35,230 | + 6,757 |
| 27 | Rupert Keegan | March | 1:35,323 | DNQ |
| 28 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:35,701 | DNQ |
| 29 | Raul Boesel | March | 1:35,747 | DNQ |
| 30 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore | 1:36,032 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:34,666 | |||