| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:44,734 | - |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:44,933 | + 0,199 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:45,991 | + 1,257 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:46,258 | + 1,524 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:46,745 | + 2,011 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:47,013 | + 2,279 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:47,334 | + 2,600 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:47,453 | + 2,719 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:47,534 | + 2,800 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:47,586 | + 2,852 |
| 11 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:47,701 | + 2,967 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:47,728 | + 2,994 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:47,855 | + 3,121 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:48,395 | + 3,661 |
| 15 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:48,537 | + 3,803 |
| 16 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:48,648 | + 3,914 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:48,785 | + 4,051 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:48,992 | + 4,258 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:48,994 | + 4,260 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:49,245 | + 4,511 |
| 21 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:49,250 | + 4,516 |
| 22 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:49,466 | + 4,732 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:49,540 | + 4,806 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:49,885 | + 5,151 |
| 25 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:49,916 | + 5,182 |
| 26 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:51,709 | + 6,975 |
| 27 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:53,516 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:52,065 | |||