| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:34,526 | - |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:34,672 | + 0,146 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:34,758 | + 0,232 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:35,114 | + 0,588 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:35,206 | + 0,680 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:35,547 | + 1,021 |
| 7 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:35,958 | + 1,432 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:36,051 | + 1,525 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:36,054 | + 1,528 |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:36,126 | + 1,600 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:36,291 | + 1,765 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:36,393 | + 1,867 |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:36,454 | + 1,928 |
| 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:36,694 | + 2,168 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:36,747 | + 2,221 |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:36,977 | + 2,451 |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:37,729 | + 3,203 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:38,234 | + 3,708 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:38,378 | + 3,852 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:38,468 | + 3,942 |
| 21 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:38,686 | + 4,160 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:39,154 | + 4,628 |
| 23 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 1:39,965 | + 5,439 |
| 24 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:40,309 | + 5,783 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:41,153 | + 6,627 |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar | Ram | 1:41,478 | + 6,952 |
| 27 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:36,847 | DNQ |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:42,267 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:41,143 | |||