| 1 | Mass / Ickx | Rothmans Porsche (D) | | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 2 | Bell / Bellof | Rothmans Porsche (D) | | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 4 | Patrese / Wollek | Martini Racing (I) | | Lancia | LC2 | /84 | Ferrari | C1 |
| 5 | Baldi / Barilla | Martini Racing (I) | | Lancia | LC2 | /84 | Ferrari | C1 |
| 6 | Gabbiani / Martini | Jolly Club (I) | | Lancia | LC2 | /83 | Ferrari | C1 |
| 7 | Ludwig / Pescarolo | New Man - Joest Racing (D) | Reinhold Joest | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 9 | Larrauri / Sigala | Team Gaggia Porsche (CH) | Walter Brun | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 11 | Konrad / Sutherland | Kremer Racing (D) | Erwin Kremer | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 12 | Merl / Schornstein / "Winter" | Schornstein Racing Team (D) | Reinhold Joest | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 13 | De Cadenet / Courage | Primagaz Team Cougar (F) | | Cougar | C01 | B | Ford | C1 |
| 14 | Palmer / Lammers | GTi Enginnering (GB) | Richard Lloyd | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 16 | Mason / Lloyd | GTi Enginnering (GB) | Richard Lloyd | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 16T | Lloyd / Mason / *Ickx / *Bell | GTi Enginnering (GB) | Richard Lloyd | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 18 | Fouché / Regout / Lässig | Obermaier Racing GmbH (D) | Hans Obermaier | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 19 | Brun / Schuppan | Brun Motorsport GmbH (CH) | Walter Brun | Porsche | 956 | B | Porsche | C1 |
| 21 | Cooper / Wood / Robinson | Charles Ivey Racing (GB) | | Grid | S2 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 31 | Attwood / Sheldon / Salmon | Viscount Downe with Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. (GB) | | Nimrod | NRA/C2 | B | Aston Martin | C1 |
| 32 | Mallock / Olson / *Salmon | Viscount Downe with Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. (GB) | | Nimrod | NRA/C2 | B | Aston Martin | C1 |
| 33 | Boutsen / Hobbs | Skoal Bandit Porsche Team (GB) | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche | 956 | B | Porsche | C1 |
| 34 | Perkins / Brock | Team Australia (AUS) | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 35 | Rothengatter / Schickentanz | Procar Automobile AG (CH) | | Sehcar | C830 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 38 | Jones / Galvin / Williams | Dorset Racing (GB) | | Dome | RC82 | | Ford | C1 |
| 46 | de Dryver / Yver | Pierre Yver (F) | | Rondeau | M382 | | Ford | C1 |
| 55 | Keegan / Edwards | Skoal Bandit Porsche Team (GB) | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche | 956 | | Porsche | C1 |
| 65 | Brindley / Kempton / Bartlett | John Bartlett (GB) | John Bartlett | Lola | T610 | | Ford | C1 |
| 70 | Crang / Bellm / Spice | Spice-Tiga Racing (GB) | | Tiga | GC84 | | Ford | C2 |
| 72 | Evans / Jelinski | Gebhardt Motorsport (D) | | Gebhardt | JC842 | | BMW | C2 |
| 74 | Arundel / Weaver / Jellinek | Scorpion Racing Services (GB) | | Arundel | C200 | | Ford | C2 |
| 77 | Wilds / Duffield | Ecurie Ecosse (GB) | Hugh McCaig | Ecosse | C284 | | Ford | C2 |
| 79 | Taft / Dodd-Noble / Harrower | A.D.A. Engineering (GB) | Ian Harrower | ADA | 01 | | Ford | C2 |
| 80 | Finotto / Facetti / *Coppelli | Jolly Club (I) | | Alba | AR2 | | Giannini | C2 |
| 81 | Vanoli / Pavia / Coppelli | Jolly Club (I) | | Alba | AR2 | | Giannini | C2 |
| 82 | Gellini / Barberio / Vatielli | Maurizio Gellini (I) | | Alba | AR3 | | Ford | C2 |
| 86 | Dieudonné / Terada | Mazdaspeed (J) | | Mazda | 727C | | Mazda | C2 |
| 88 | Payne / Ashmore | Arthur Hough Pressings/Ark Racing (GB) | Derek Mathews | Ceekar | 83J-1 | | Ford | GTP |
| 99 | Rossiter / Baker / Duret | J.Q.F. Engineering (GB) | | Tiga | GC284 | | Ford | C2 |
| 100 | Dürig / Göring / Ketterer | Rolf Göring (D) | Rolf Göring | BMW | M1 | | BMW | B |
| 101 | Winther / Mercer / Winther, Jr. | Jens Winther Team Castrol (DK) | Jens Winther | BMW | M1 | | BMW | B |
| 102 | Dören / Mertes / *Paredes | Jürgensen Racing (D) | Hans Christian Jürgensen | BMW | M1 | | BMW | B |
| 107 | Boutinaud / Renault / Guinand | Raymond Boutinaud (F) | | Porsche | 928 | S | Porsche | B |
| 109 | Gall / Cohen-Olivar / Richter | Helmut Gall (D) | Helmut Gall | BMW | M1 | | BMW | B |
| 111 | Smith / Smith-Haas / Haas | Charles Ivey Racing (GB) | | Porsche | 930 | | Porsche | B |
| 114 | Lateste / Bienvault | Lateste Racing (F) | | Porsche | 930 | | Porsche | B |
| 117 | Wiren / Leim | Strandell Motors (S) | | Porsche | 930 | | Porsche | B |
| 130 | Jan Lundgardh | Tuff Kote Dinol Racing (S) | Jan Lundgardh | Porsche | 935 | L1 | Porsche | GTX |
| 131 | "Victor" / Mussato / Giudici | "Victor" (I) | Vittorio Coggiola | Porsche | 935 | | Porsche | GTX |
| 132 | Los / Down / Blackburn | Lyncar Motorsport Ltd. | | Lyncar | MS83 | | Hart | GTP |