| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:26,117 | - |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:26,935 | + 0,818 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:27,145 | + 1,028 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:27,818 | + 1,701 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:27,982 | + 1,865 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:28,130 | + 2,013 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:28,425 | + 2,308 |
| 8 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:28,558 | + 2,441 |
| 9 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:28,833 | + 2,716 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:28,913 | + 2,796 |
| 11 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:28,958 | + 2,841 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Arrows | 1:29,112 | + 2,995 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:29,167 | + 3,050 |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:29,266 | + 3,149 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:29,422 | + 3,305 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:29,521 | + 3,404 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:29,559 | + 3,442 |
| 18 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:29,585 | + 3,468 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:29,603 | + 3,486 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:30,034 | + 3,917 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30,070 | + 3,953 |
| 22 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:30,100 | + 3,983 |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:30,188 | + 4,071 |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:30,220 | + 4,103 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | Ram | 1:31,126 | + 5,009 |
| 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:31,759 | + 5,642 |
| 27 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:31,901 | DNQ |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:32,182 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:32,145 | |||