| 1st | 7 | Klaus Niedzwiedz / Klaus Ludwig | Ford Sierra RS 500 | Ford Texaco Racing Team | 1:29.4200 |
| 2nd | 6 | Pierre Dieudonné / Steve Soper | Ford Sierra RS 500 | Ford Texaco Racing Team | 1:29.6500 |
| 3rd | 46 | Emanuele Pirro / Roberto Ravaglia | BMW M3 | BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer | 1:30.0400 |
| 4th | 3 | Allan Grice / Win Percy | Holden Commodore VL | Allan Grice | 1:31.5500 |
| 5th | 05 | Peter Brock / David Parsons | Holden Commodore VL | Mobil HDT | 1:31.8100 |
| 6th | 30 | Glenn Seton / George Fury | Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (DR30) | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | 1:31.9600 |
| 7th | 25 | Graeme Bowkett / Kent Baigent / Graeme Crosby | Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (DR30) | Team Nissan Racing NZ | 1:32.3600 |
| 8th | 53 | Trevor Crowe / Jim Richards | BMW M3 | Cardinal Network | 1:32.7400 |
| 9th | 15 | Glenn Seton / John Bowe | Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (DR30) | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | 1:32.7500 |
| 10th | 42 | Gianfranco Brancatelli / Johnny Cecotto | BMW M3 | BMW Motorsport/CiBiEmme | 1:32.7600 |
| 11th | 11 | Larry Perkins / Denny Hulme | Holden Commodore VK | Perkins Engineering | 1:32.9600 |
| 12th | 43 | Winni Vogt / Olivier Grouillard | BMW M3 | BMW Motorsport/Bigazzi | 1:33.0800 |
| 13th | 40 | Roland Ratzenberger / Markus Oestreich | BMW M3 | BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer | 1:33.3700 |
| 14th | 35 | Andrew Miedecke / Phil Myhre | Ford Sierra RS 500 | DSIR/Mita Copiers | 1:33.4100 |
| 15th | 16 | Stig Blomqvist / Ulf Granberg | Volvo 240 Turbo | Söderqvist Racesport | 1:33.9400 |
| 16th | 18 | Neal Lowe / Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra RS 500 | Shell Ultra-Hitech Racing Team | 1:34.1500 |
| 17th | | Charlie O'Brien / Aaron Hyde / Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | | 1:34.2500 |
| 18th | | Altfrid Heger / Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | JPS Team BMW | 1:34.2500 |
| 19th | 4 | Per-Gunnar Andersson / Inky Tulloch | Volvo 240 Turbo | Soderqvist Racesport | 1:34.3300 |
| 20th | 10 | David Oxton / Neil Crompton / Peter Brock | Holden Commodore VL | Mobil HDT | 1:34.5700 |
| 21st | 24 | Graeme Crosby / Gary Sprague | Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (DR30) | Team Nissan Racing NZ | 1:35.4500 |
| 22nd | 62 | Thomas von Löwis of Menar / Leopold von Bayern | BMW M3 | Thomas of Loewis of Menar | 1:35.5000 |
| 23rd | 19 | Graeme Cameron / Wayne Wilkinson | Holden Commodore VL | Canam Enterprises | 1:36.0000 |
| 24th | 47 | Annette Meeuvissen / Mercedes Stermitz | BMW M3 | BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer | 1:36.3300 |
| 25th | 23 | Glenn McIntyre / Robbie Ker | Ford Mustang 5.0 GT | Capital Racing | 1:36.7200 |
| 26th | 44 | Paul Radisich / Ludwig Finauer | BMW 325i | Bryce Homes | 1:36.8800 |
| 27th | 21 | John Billington / Chris Castle | Holden Commodore VK | DFC NZ Ltd. | 1:37.1900 |
| 28th | 48 | Graham Lorimer / John Sax | BMW M3 | Graham Lorimer | 1:38.2600 |
| 29th | 32 | Bruce Anderson / Wayne Anderson | Ford Mustang 5.0 GT | Anderson & O'Leary Ltd. | 1:38.7000 |
| 30th | 94 | Andrew Bagnall / Mark Jennings | Toyota Corolla GT (AE86) | Gullivers Travel | 1:39.1600 |
| 31st | 72 | Brett Riley / John Smith | Toyota Celica 2.0 GT (ST162) | Toyota Team NZ | 1:39.4000 |
| 32nd | 17 | Dick Johnson / Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra RS 500 | Shell Ultra-Hitech Racing Team | 1:39.4000 |
| 33rd | 31 | John Sorensen / Kayne Scott | BMW 635 CSi | John Sorensen | 1:39.7500 |
| 34th | 27 | Ray Gulson / Graham Gulson | BMW 635 CSi | Ray Gulson | 1:40.5500 |
| 35th | 90 | David Slater / Ross Hefferman | Toyota Corolla GT (AE86) | Toyota Team NZ | 1:41.8600 |
| 36th | 100 | Giorgio Francia / Daniele Toffoli | Alfa Romeo 33 | Alfa Romeo/Alfacorse | 1:42.6900 |
| 37th | 92 | Bryan Bate / Robbie Rodgers | Toyota Corolla GT (AE86) | Bryan Bate Motors/Filtermoster | 1:48.1800 |
| 38th | 91 | Allan Drinkrow / Bruce Drinkrow | Toyota Corolla GT (AE86) | Kaipara Excavators | 1:48.2400 |