| 1st | 2 | Stefan Bellof / Derek Bell | Porsche 956 | Porsche/Rothmans | 1:10.8800 |
| 2nd | 1 | Jochen Mass / Jacky Ickx | Porsche 956 | Porsche/Rothmans | 1:11.5300 |
| 3rd | 35 | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Massimo Sigala / Harald Grohs / Umberto Grano | Porsche 956 | Brun Motorsport | 1:13.9700 |
| 4th | 11 | Thierry Boutsen / David Hobbs / Desiré Wilson | Porsche 956 | Fitzpatrick Racing/Carwill | 1:14.0400 |
| 5th | 14 | Jan Lammers / Jonathan Palmer | Porsche 956 | Team Gunston | 1:14.1300 |
| 6th | 4 | Riccardo Patrese / Alessandro Nannini | Lancia LC2/83 | Lancia/Martini | 1:14.6400 |
| 7th | 16 | Sarel van der Merwe / Tony Martin / Graham Duxbury | Porsche 956 | Fitzpatrick Racing/Kreepy Krauly | 1:15.5700 |
| 8th | 5 | Piercarlo Ghinzani / Hans Heyer | Lancia LC2/83 | Lancia/Martini | 1:15.9800 |
| 9th | 12 | Dieter Schornstein / "John Winter" / Bob Wollek | Porsche 956 | R. Joest/P.G. Glass | 1:16.5800 |
| 10th | 8 | Bob Wollek / Chico Serra / Stefan Johansson | Porsche 956 | R. Joest/Lindsay Saker Motors | 1:16.9800 |
| 11th | 22 | Franz Konrad / Kees Kroesemeijer / George Fouché | Porsche CK5 | Pametex/Pretoria Brick | 1:20.6000 |
| 12th | 3 | Al Holbert / Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | Porsche/Rothmans | 1:21.0200 |
| 13th | 64 | Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti / Massimo Faraci | Alba AR2 Giannini | Vesuvio Racing | 1:21.9700 |
| 14th | 63 | Guido Daccò / Marco Vanoli | Alba AR2 Giannini | Vesuvio Racing | 1:22.9000 |
| 15th | 15 | Leopold von Bayern / Siegfried Brunn / Klaus Grögor | Porsche 936C | R. Joest/Warsteiner | 1:23.8200 |
| 16th | 52 | Nicolo Bianco / Fausto Carello | Lancia LC1 | Sivama | 1:29.5800 |
| 17th | 51 | Pasquale Barberio / Mario Radicella / Maurizio Gellini | Lancia LC1 | Sivama | 1:30.7600 |
| 18th | 67 | Trevor van Rooyen / Peter Morrison | Tiga SC83 Mazda | Tiga/DAW | 1:30.9200 |
| 19th | 70 | Edgar Dören / Helmut Gall | BMW M1 | H. Jürgensen | 1:31.5200 |
| 20th | 72 | Jens Winther / Lars-Viggo Jensen | BMW M1 | J. Winther | 1:31.7200 |
| 21st | 66 | Rolf Götz / Siegfried Rieger | Rieger GCJ Ford | R. Goetz | 1:35.1900 |
| 22nd | 76 | John Cooper / Giorgio Cavalieri / Paul Smith | Porsche 930 | Charles Ivey/Black Widow/Metal Design | 1:35.2900 |
| 23rd | 74 | Tomas Wiren / Kenneth Leim | Porsche 930 | B. Strandell | 1:35.5700 |
| 24th | 94 | Hennie van der Linde / George Santana | Nissan Skyline | BP/Nissan/Autoquip | 1:35.6600 |
| 25th | 91 | Tony Viana / John Moni | BMW 535i | BP BMW Dealer Team | 1:35.9700 |
| 26th | 93 | Ben Morgenrood / Willie Hepburn | Mazda RX-7 | Sigma/Aloes Motors | 1:36.0300 |
| 27th | 73 | Wolfgang Braun / Charles Brittz | Porsche 930 | Schiller | 1:36.9300 |
| 28th | 81 | Roffino Fontes / Abel D'Oliviera | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | Glenwood Motors | 1:38.0100 |
| 29th | 82 | Arnold Chatz / Eric Saunders | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | Alfa Romeo SA | 1:39.5300 |
| 30th | 83 | Dick Pickering / Maurizio Bianco | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | Alfa Romeo SA | 1:39.6900 |
| 31st | 92 | Mike O'Sullivan / Paddy O'Sullivan | Rover 3500 | Harmonix Car Sound/Shellsport | 1:40.6000 |
| 32nd | 71 | Axel Felder / Peter Hähnlein / Michel Lateste | Porsche 930 | E. Doeren | 1:40.6100 |
| 33rd | 97 | George Bezuidenhout / Andy Terlouw | Nissan Skyline | Nissan | 1:40.8600 |
| 34th | 68 | Wayne Taylor / Lew Baker | Tiga SC83 Mazda | Tiga/Starsky Jeans | 1:40.9200 |
| 35th | 90 | Paddy Driver / Robby Smith | BMW 535i | Kaye Eddie Estates/JSN Motors | 1:41.2200 |
| 36th | 95 | Barry Flowers / Dick Sorensen | Nissan Stanza | Nissan | 1:43.2200 |
| 37th | 84 | Clarrie Taylor / Chris Swanepoel | Mazda RX-7 | Pat Coles Racing with JVC | 1:44.8700 |
| 38th | 80 | Willie van Zyl / Mick Formato | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | Glenwood Motors | 1:46.0400 |
| 39th | 75 | Olindo Del-Thé / Mario Regusci | Porsche 930 | Scudeira Chico D'Oro | 1:46.6700 |
| 40th | 85 | Cliff Coetzee / Paul Cox | BMW 535i | F U's Jeanswear | 1:46.7600 |