| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:40,980 | - |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:41,640 | + 0,660 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:42,172 | + 1,192 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:42,246 | + 1,266 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:42,434 | + 1,454 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:42,637 | + 1,657 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:42,651 | + 1,671 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:43,065 | + 2,085 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:43,289 | + 2,309 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:43,484 | + 2,504 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:43,754 | + 2,774 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:43,998 | + 3,018 |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:44,063 | + 3,083 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:44,228 | + 3,248 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:44,748 | + 3,768 |
| 16 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:44,940 | + 3,960 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 1:45,231 | + 4,251 |
| 18 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier | 1:45,419 | + 4,439 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:46,225 | + 5,245 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Ram | 1:46,333 | + 5,353 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:46,495 | + 5,515 |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:46,626 | + 5,646 |
| 23 | Theo Fabi | Brabham | 1:47,335 | + 6,355 |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Ram | 1:47,743 | + 6,763 |
| 25 | Ricardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:47,974 | + 6,994 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:48,865 | + 7,885 |
| 27 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 1:49,955 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:48,049 | |||