| 1st | 1 | Reinhold Jöst / Volkert Merl | Porsche 908/3 Turbo | Joest Racing | 1:26.6700 |
| 2nd | 27 | Axel Plankenhorn / Klaus Ludwig | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 1:28.4900 |
| 3rd | 28 | Claude Bourgoignie / "John Winter" | Porsche 935 K3 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 1:29.0600 |
| 4th | 16 | Manfred Winkelhock / Ian Grob / Guy Edwards | March-BMW M1 | March Engines Limited | 1:29.3100 |
| 5th | 31 | Riccardo Patrese / Walter Röhrl | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | ASA Corsa Marche 38 | 1:29.9300 |
| 6th | 34 | Martin Raymond / Tony Charnell | Chevron B36 Ford | Mogil Motors Limited | 1:29.9400 |
| 7th | 8 | Alain De Cadenet / François Migault | De Cadenet Lola LM Ford | Alain De Cadenet | 1:30.5200 |
| 8th | 36 | Richard Jones / Peter Clark / Tony Birchenhough | Lola T297 Ford | Dorset Racing Associates | 1:31.2900 |
| 9th | 42 | Daniel Brillat / Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | Cheetah G601 BMW | D. Brillat | 1:31.6800 |
| 10th | 3 | Pete Lovett / John Cooper | SG Lola T380 Ford | JC Racing Limited | 1:32.5300 |
| 11th | 24 | Dieter Schornstein / Edgar Dören | Porsche 935/77A | Sekurit-Racing Team-Aachen | 1:33.1500 |
| 12th | 37 | Richard Jenvey / David Mercer / Mike Chittenden | Lotus Esprit S1 | Richard Jenvey | 1:38.7500 |
| 13th | 33 | Jan Lundgardh / Eberhard Braun | Porsche 935 | Tuff/Kote Dinol Racing | 1:39.4800 |
| 14th | 17 | Jean-Louis Schlesser / Gérard Bleynie / Jacques Guérin | Porsche 911 SC | Gerard Bleynie | 1:39.8100 |
| 15th | 14 | Barrie Williams / Dudley Wood | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Charles Ivey Engineering | 1:40.1800 |
| 16th | 38 | Max Payne / John Evans / Bob Eccles | Lotus Elan | Arthur Hough Pressings/Castrol Ark Racing | 1:40.2200 |
| 17th | 18 | Enzo Calderari / Willi Spavetti / Rolf Maritz | Porsche Carrera RSR | Ecurie Biennoise | 1:40.6600 |
| 18th | 15 | Tony Lanfranchi / Adrian Yates-Smith | Porsche 911 SC | Tuckers Fast Food Franchise Ltd. | 1:40.7400 |
| 19th | 39 | Jacques Berenger / Charles Geeraerts | BMW 320i | Geeraerts and Berenger | 1:40.8000 |
| 20th | 5 | Angelo Pallavicini / Marco Vanoli / Rodolfo Cescato | Porsche Carrera RSR | Lubrifilm Racing Team | 1:40.8100 |
| 21st | 19 | John Beasley / John Harper | Porsche Carrera RSR | John R. Beasley | 1:41.4800 |
| 22nd | 7 | Thierry Perrier / Roger Carmillet | Porsche Carrera | Thierry Perrier | 1:41.4900 |
| 23rd | 10 | Kenneth Leim / Lella Lombardi | Porsche 934 | Kenneth Leim | 1:42.0900 |
| 24th | 20 | Tony Dron / Mark Dorrington Niblett | Porsche 934 Carrera RSR | Mark Niblett | 1:42.2000 |
| 25th | 9 | Antoine Salamin / Philippe Collet / Gérard Vial | Porsche 930 | Ecurie 13 Etoiles | 1:42.4000 |
| 26th | 11 | Georges Bourdillat / Roland Ennequin | Porsche 934 | A. M. Bernard | 1:43.3300 |
| 27th | 6 | Jean-Pierre Delaunay / Michel Bienvault / Sylvain Lachaud | Porsche Carrera | Sylvain Lachaud | 1:43.5400 |
| 28th | 12 | Paul Edwards / Barry Robinson / Richard Cleare | Porsche Carrera RSR | Scotts Corner Garage/T. W. Robinson Demolition | 1:43.9000 |
| 29th | 22 | Brian Classick / John Spero / William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 Rover | Morris Stapleton Motors, London's Morgan Agents | 1:44.3300 |
| 30th | 4 | Steve Earle / Simon Phillips / Steve Griswold | Porsche Carrera RSR | Maltin Car Concessionaires Ltd. | 1:44.3500 |
| 31st | 29 | Les Blackburn / Gordon Bruce | Ford Capri III | Les Blackburn | 1:45.2300 |
| 32nd | 32 | Win Percy / Juliette Slaughter | Porsche 924 | Gordon Ramsay Racing Team | 1:51.8400 |