| Lørdag: Kvalifikation |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26,584 | - |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:26,671 | + 0,087 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:27,538 | + 0,954 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:28,533 | + 1,949 |
| 5 | Theo Fabi | Brabham | 1:28,587 | + 2,003 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:28,818 | + 2,234 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:28,969 | + 2,385 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:29,253 | + 2,669 |
| 9 | Ricardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:29,382 | + 2,798 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:29,797 | + 3,213 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:29,810 | + 3,226 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:30,113 | + 3,529 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:30,578 | + 3,994 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30,695 | + 4,111 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:31,108 | + 4,524 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:31,198 | + 4,614 |
| 17 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman | 1:31,203 | + 4,619 |
| 18 | Francois Hesnault | Ligier | 1:31,274 | + 4,690 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:31,342 | + 4,758 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | ATS | 1:31,549 | + 4,965 |
| 21 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:32,866 | + 6,282 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:33,456 | + 6,872 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Ram | 1:34,120 | + 7,536 |
| 24 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 1:34,472 | + 7,888 |
| 25 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 1:34,719 | + 8,135 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Ram | 1:35,412 | + 8,828 |
| 27 | Pierluigi Martini | Toleman | 1:35,840 | DNQ |
| 107% | 1:32,645 | |||