| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:24,840 | - |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:25,182 | + 0,342 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:26,279 | + 1,439 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:26,298 | + 1,458 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:26,307 | + 1,467 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:27,273 | + 2,433 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:27,680 | + 2,840 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:27,726 | + 2,886 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:27,906 | + 3,066 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:28,017 | + 3,177 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:28,256 | + 3,416 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:28,346 | + 3,506 |
| 13 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:28,639 | + 3,799 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:28,721 | + 3,881 |
| 15 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 1:28,784 | + 3,944 |
| 16 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:28,975 | + 4,135 |
| 17 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:29,200 | + 4,360 |
| 18 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:29,222 | + 4,382 |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:29,518 | + 4,678 |
| 20 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:29,530 | + 4,690 |
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:29,552 | DNQ |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:29,898 | DNQ |
| 23 | John Watson | Mclaren | 1:30,283 | DNQ |
| 24 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:30,495 | DNQ |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 1:31,229 | DNQ |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:35,572 | DNQ |
| 27 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:33,817 | DNPQ |
| 28 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:38,389 | DNPQ |
| 107% | 1:30,779 | |||