| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:15,630 | - |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:16,370 | + 0,740 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:16,411 | + 0,781 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:16,611 | + 0,981 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:16,711 | + 1,081 |
| 6 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:16,940 | + 1,310 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:17,198 | + 1,568 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:17,233 | + 1,603 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:17,306 | + 1,676 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:17,397 | + 1,767 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:17,676 | + 2,046 |
| 12 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:17,887 | + 2,257 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:17,902 | + 2,272 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:19,696 | + 4,066 |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:19,787 | + 4,157 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit | 1:19,966 | + 4,336 |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:19,979 | + 4,349 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:20,149 | + 4,519 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:20,169 | + 4,539 |
| 20 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:20,190 | + 4,560 |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:20,245 | + 4,615 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:20,247 | + 4,617 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:20,391 | + 4,761 |
| 24 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:20,660 | + 5,030 |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:20,815 | + 5,185 |
| 26 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:20,842 | + 5,212 |
| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:20,926 | DNQ |
| 28 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:20,955 | DNQ |
| 29 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:23,093 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:20,924 | |||