| 1st | 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Derek Bell / Klaus Ludwig | Porsche 956B | Joest Racing | 1:16.2700 |
| 2nd | 51 | Eddie Cheever / Gianfranco Brancatelli | Jaguar XJR-6 | Silk Cut Jaguar | 1:16.4400 |
| 3rd | 53 | Derek Warwick / Jean-Louis Schlesser | Jaguar XJR-6 | Silk Cut Jaguar | 1:16.5300 |
| 4th | 19 | Thierry Boutsen / Frank Jelinski | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport | 1:16.5500 |
| 5th | 6 | Andrea de Cesaris / Bruno Giacomelli | Lancia LC2/85 | Sponsor Geest Team | 1:16.5800 |
| 6th | 14 | Bob Wollek / Mauro Baldi | Porsche 956 GTi | Liqui Moly | 1:16.9700 |
| 7th | 18 | Oscar Larrauri / Jésus Pareja | Porsche 962 C | Brun Motorsport | 1:17.0700 |
| 8th | 8 | Paolo Barilla / Klaus Ludwig / "John Winter" | Porsche 956 | Joest Racing | 1:17.3700 |
| 9th | 17 | Massimo Sigala / Walter Brun | Porsche 962 C | Brun Motorsport | 1:19.3900 |
| 10th | 33 | Emilio de Villota / Fermin Velez | Porsche 956B | John Fitzpatrick Racing | 1:20.2300 |
| 11th | 66 | Tiff Needell / Costas Los | March 84G Porsche | Cosmic Racing Promotions | 1:21.6800 |
| 12th | 21 | James Weaver / Lionel Robert / Richard Cleare | March 85G Porsche | R. Cleare Racing | 1:21.7900 |
| 13th | 9 | Dudley Wood / Fulvio Ballabio / Jürgen Lässig | Porsche 956 | Obermaier Racing | 1:22.7700 |
| 14th | 70 | Ray Bellm / Gordon Spice | Spice SE86C Ford | Spice Engineering | 1:22.8200 |
| 15th | 77 | Will Hoy / Gareth Chapman / Dan Murphy | Tiga TS85 Hart Turbo | Chamberlain Engineering | 1:24.3800 |
| 16th | 99 | Thorkild Thyrring / John Sheldon | Tiga GC286 Ford Turbo | RBR Tiga | 1:24.9800 |
| 17th | 79 | Ray Mallock / David Leslie | Ecosse C286 Rover | Ecurie Ecosse | 1:25.5400 |
| 18th | 75 | Evan Clements / Ian Harrower | Gebhardt JC843 Ford | ADA Engineering | 1:25.9900 |
| 19th | 74 | Stanley Dickens / Max Payne / Nick Adams | Gebhardt JC853 Ford | Gebhardt Motorsport | 1:26.1600 |
| 20th | 97 | Val Musetti / David Palmer | Tiga GC285 Ford Turbo | RBR Tiga | 1:27.7500 |
| 21st | 105 | John Nicholson / Maurizio Gellini / Pasquale Barberio | Tiga GC85 Ford | Kelmar Racing | 1:27.9800 |
| 22nd | 89 | Martin Schanche / Torgye Kleppe | Argo JM19 Zakspeed Turbo | Martin Schanche Racing | 1:28.3800 |
| 23rd | 20 | Tim Lee-Davey / Neil Crang | Tiga GC86 Ford Turbo | Tiga Team | 1:28.6800 |
| 24th | 83 | Daniele Gasparri / Tony Palma / Luigi Taverna | Alba AR3 Ford | Techno Racing | 1:29.5200 |
| 25th | 84 | Robin Smith / Stefano Sebastiani / Vivian Candy | Simpson C286 Ford | Simpson Engineering | 1:29.6200 |
| 26th | 98 | Duncan Bain / David Andrews | Tiga GC286 Ford Turbo | RBR Tiga | 1:29.8500 |
| 27th | 95 | Dominique Lacaud / Pascal Pessiot / Roland Bassaler | Sauber SHS C6 BMW | Roland Bassaler | 1:29.9200 |
| 28th | 90 | David Mercer / Jens Winther | URD C83 BMW | Jens Winther Denmark | 1:30.4800 |
| 29th | 72 | Robin Donovan / Max Cohen-Olivar / Kenneth Leim | Bardon DB1 Ford | John Bartlett Racing with Goodman Sound | 1:30.4800 |
| 30th | 102 | Bruno Sotty / Lucien Rossiaud / Noël del Bello | Rondeau M379C Ford | Lucien Rossiaud | 1:31.7200 |
| 31st | 92 | Jacques Heuclin / Louis Descartes | ALD 02 BMW | Automobiles Louis Descartes | 1:33.1600 |
| 32nd | 104 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin / Philippe Mazué | Isolia 002 Ford | Jean-Claude Ferrarin | 1:39.1400 |