| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:36,672 | - |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:38,980 | + 2,308 |
| 3 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:39,104 | + 2,432 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:39,115 | + 2,443 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:39,312 | + 2,640 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:39,601 | + 2,929 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:39,611 | + 2,939 |
| 8 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:39,618 | + 2,946 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:39,881 | + 3,209 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:40,233 | + 3,561 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:40,393 | + 3,721 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:41,065 | + 4,393 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:41,775 | + 5,103 |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:41,838 | + 5,166 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:42,177 | + 5,505 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:42,450 | + 5,778 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:42,615 | + 5,943 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:42,650 | + 5,978 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:42,678 | + 6,006 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:42,737 | + 6,065 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:42,962 | + 6,290 |
| 22 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:43,367 | + 6,695 |
| 23 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:43,411 | + 6,739 |
| 24 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:43,654 | + 6,982 |
| 25 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:44,470 | + 7,798 |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 1:44,778 | + 8,106 |
| 27 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 1:45,073 | DNQ |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:45,812 | DNQ |
| 29 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | RAM | 1:45,866 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:43,439 | |||