| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:28,729 | - |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:28,830 | + 0,101 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:28,887 | + 0,158 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:28,992 | + 0,263 |
| 5 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:29,549 | + 0,820 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:29,863 | + 1,134 |
| 7 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:30,966 | + 2,237 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:31,173 | + 2,444 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:31,480 | + 2,751 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:31,586 | + 2,857 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:31,822 | + 3,093 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:32,116 | + 3,387 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:32,185 | + 3,456 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:32,540 | + 3,811 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:32,576 | + 3,847 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:32,642 | + 3,913 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:33,175 | + 4,446 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:33,588 | + 4,859 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:33,671 | + 4,942 |
| 20 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:33,705 | + 4,976 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:33,721 | + 4,992 |
| 22 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:33,791 | + 5,062 |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:34,314 | + 5,585 |
| 24 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:34,486 | + 5,757 |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:34,544 | + 5,815 |
| 26 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:34,755 | + 6,026 |
| 27 | Jacques Villeneuve | RAM | 1:35,133 | DNQ |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:35,171 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:34,940 | |||