| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:23,281 | - |
| 2 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:23,791 | + 0,510 |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:23,939 | + 0,658 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:24,439 | + 1,158 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:24,585 | + 1,304 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:24,649 | + 1,368 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:24,928 | + 1,647 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Williams | 1:25,390 | + 2,109 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:25,449 | + 2,168 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:25,583 | + 2,302 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:25,642 | + 2,361 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:25,838 | + 2,557 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26,075 | + 2,794 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:26,260 | + 2,979 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:26,456 | + 3,175 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 1:26,463 | + 3,182 |
| 17 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 1:26,690 | + 3,409 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:27,007 | + 3,726 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:27,019 | + 3,738 |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 1:27,022 | + 3,741 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 1:27,208 | DNQ |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | 1:27,523 | DNQ |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | March | 1:27,885 | DNQ |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:28,075 | DNQ |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:28,264 | DNQ |
| 26 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 1:28,635 | DNQ |
| 27 | Theo Fabi | Toleman | 1:30,407 | DNPQ |
| 28 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 1:31,059 | DNPQ |
| 29 | Raul Boesel | March | 1:31,212 | DNPQ |
| 30 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:31,471 | DNPQ |
| 31 | Emilio De Villota | March | 1:52,401 | DNPQ |
| 107% | 1:29,111 | |||