| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:09,462 | - |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:10,104 | + 0,642 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:10,170 | + 0,708 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:10,771 | + 1,309 |
| 5 | Ricardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:10,881 | + 1,419 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:10,933 | + 1,471 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:11,055 | + 1,593 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:11,687 | + 2,225 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:12,150 | + 2,688 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:12,528 | + 3,066 |
| 11 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:12,860 | + 3,398 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:13,422 | + 3,960 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:13,755 | + 4,293 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit | 1:13,962 | + 4,500 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:14,267 | + 4,805 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:14,651 | + 5,189 |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:14,964 | + 5,502 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:15,133 | + 5,671 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:15,135 | + 5,673 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:15,234 | + 5,772 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:15,317 | + 5,855 |
| 22 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:15,386 | + 5,924 |
| 23 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:15,449 | + 5,987 |
| 24 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:15,609 | + 6,147 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:15,767 | + 6,305 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:16,544 | + 7,082 |
| 27 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 1:16,714 | DNQ |
| 28 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:17,594 | DNQ |
| 29 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:18,103 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:14,324 | |||