| 1st | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault RE30B Turbo | Equipe Renault-Elf | 1:15.701 | 1:15.701 | |
| 2nd | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault RE30B Turbo | Equipe Renault-Elf | 1:15.730 | 1:15.730 | |
| 3rd | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW08 Ford | TAG Williams Team | 1:15.847 | 1:15.847 | |
| 4th | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/1B Ford | Marlboro McLaren International | 1:16.049 | 1:16.049 | |
| 5th | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell 011 Ford | Team Tyrrell | 1:16.308 | 1:16.308 | |
| 6th | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari 126 C2 Turbo | Ferrari SEFAC | 1:16.501 | 1:16.501 | |
| 7th | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo 182 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | 1:16.575 | 1:16.575 | |
| 8th | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 126 C2 Turbo | Ferrari SEFAC | 1:16.616 | 1:16.616 | |
| 9th | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus 91 Ford | John Player Team Lotus | 1:16.944 | 1:16.944 | |
| 10th | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT50 BMW Turbo | Parmalat Racing Team | 1:17.124 | 1:17.124 | |
| 11th | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT50 BMW Turbo | Parmalat Racing Team | 1:17.126 | 1:17.126 | |
| 12th | 7T | John Watson | McLaren MP4/1B Ford | Marlboro McLaren International | 1:17.144 | 1:17.144 | 1:20.214 |
| 13th | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 91 Ford | John Player Team Lotus | 1:17.762 | 1:17.762 | |
| 14th | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS D5 Ford | ATS Wheels | 1:17.879 | 1:17.879 | |
| 15th | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams FW08 Ford | TAG Williams Team | 1:18.194 | 1:18.194 | |
| 16th | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Talbot-Ligier JS17B Matra | Equipe Talbot-Gitanes | 1:18.301 | 1:18.301 | |
| 17th | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 182 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | 1:18.371 | 1:18.371 | |
| 18th | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella FA1C Ford | Osella Automobili | 1:18.403 | 1:18.403 | |
| 19th | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Talbot-Ligier JS17B Matra | Equipe Talbot-Gitanes | 1:18.565 | 1:18.565 | |
| 20th | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS D5 Ford | ATS Wheels | 1:18.967 | 1:18.967 | |
| 21st | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman TG181C Hart Turbo | Toleman Motor Sport | 1:18.985 | 1:18.985 | |
| 22nd | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell 011 Ford | Team Tyrrell | 1:19.150 | 1:19.150 | |
| 23rd | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman TG181C Hart Turbo | Toleman Motor Sport | 1:19.300 | 1:19.300 | |
| 24th | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows A4 Ford | Team Ragno Arrows | 1:19.584 | 1:19.584 | |
| 25th | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi F8D Ford | Fittipaldi Automotive | 1:19.598 | 1:19.598 | |
| 26th | 18 | Raul Boesel | March 821 Ford | March Grand Prix | 1:19.621 | 1:19.621 | |
| 27th | 17 | Jochen Mass | March 821 Ford | March Grand Prix | 1:19.777 | 1:19.777 | |
| 28th | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows A4 Ford | Team Ragno Arrows | 1:19.815 | 1:19.815 | |
| 29th | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign N181 Ford | Ensign Racing | 1:20.116 | 1:20.116 | |
| 30th | 33 | Jan Lammers | Theodore TY02 Ford | Theodore Racing | 1:20.584 | 1:20.584 | |