| 1st | 2 | Stefan Bellof / Derek Bell | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 1:31.6000 |
| 2nd | 1 | Jochen Mass / Jacky Ickx | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 1:32.3000 |
| 3rd | 3 | Alan Jones / Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 1:32.4000 |
| 4th | 33 | Thierry Boutsen / David Hobbs | Porsche 956B | Skoal Bandit Porsche Team | 1:32.6000 |
| 5th | 11 | Manfred Winkelhock / Rusty French | Porsche 956B | Porsche Kremer Racing | 1:32.8000 |
| 6th | 14 | Jonathan Palmer / Jan Lammers | Porsche 956 GTi | GTI Engineering | 1:32.9000 |
| 7th | 7 | Klaus Ludwig / Henri Pescarolo | Porsche 956 | New Man Joest Racing | 1:32.9000 |
| 8th | 10 | Sarel van der Merwe / George Fouché | Porsche 956 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 1:33.6000 |
| 9th | 55 | Rupert Keegan / Franz Konrad | Porsche 956 | Skoal Bandit Porsche Team | 1:35.2000 |
| 10th | 12 | "John Winter" / Paul Belmondo / Dieter Schornstein | Porsche 956 | DS Racing Team | 1:36.0000 |
| 11th | 34 | Colin Bond / Andrew Miedecke | Porsche 962 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | 1:36.0000 |
| 12th | 70 | Gordon Spice / Neil Crang | Tiga GC84 Ford | Gordon Spice Racing | 1:38.0000 |
| 13th | 61 | Alfredo Costanzo / Bap Romano | Romano WE84 Ford | Bap Romano Racing | 1:38.4000 |
| 14th | 56 | Johnny Dumfries / Jack Brabham | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 1:38.9000 |
| 15th | 131 | Jim Cook / Chuck Kendall / Peter Fitzgerald | Lola T600 Chevrolet | Charles Kendall | 1:39.5000 |
| 16th | 17 | Kees Kroesemeijer / Jésus Pareja / Peter Janson | Porsche CK5 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 1:40.1000 |
| 17th | 80 | Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti / Guido Daccò | Alba AR2 Giannini | Jolly Club | 1:40.2000 |
| 18th | 64 | Allan Grice / Dick Johnson / Ron Harrop | Chevrolet Monza | Re-Car Racing Pty Ltd. | 1:40.3000 |
| 19th | 74 | Frank Jelinski / Beate Nodes / Günter Gebhardt | Gebhardt JC843 Ford | Gebhardt Motorsport | 1:40.5000 |
| 20th | 72 | Ian Harrower / Neville Crichton / Richard Davison | Gebhardt JC843 Ford | Gebhardt Motorsport | 1:42.1000 |
| 21st | 81 | Guido Daccò / Lucio Cesario | Alba AR2 Giannini | Jolly Club | 1:42.2000 |
| 22nd | 62 | Jim Richards / Tony Longhurst | BMW 320i | JPS Team BMW | 1:44.4000 |
| 23rd | 73 | Cathy Muller / Sue Ransom / Margie Smith-Haas | Gebhardt JC842 BMW | Gebhardt Motorsport | 1:44.6000 |
| 24th | 99 | Jeremy Rossiter / Gary Evans / Roy Baker | Tiga GC284 Ford Turbo | R.B. Promotive | 1:44.8000 |
| 25th | 65 | Jeff Harris / Ray Hanger / Barry Jones | JWS C2 Mazda | Jeff Harris | 1:46.6000 |
| 26th | 63 | Bryan Thompson / Brad Jones | Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC Chevrolet Turbo | P.F. Motor Racing P/L | 1:47.1000 |
| 27th | 90 | Jens Winther / Lars-Viggo Jensen | URD C81 BMW | Jens Winther Team Castrol | 1:47.2000 |
| 28th | 106 | Helmut Gall / Altfrid Heger | BMW M1 | Helmut Gall | 1:50.5000 |
| 29th | 83 | Richard Jones / David Burrows / John Bartlett | Lola T610 Ford | John Bartlett | 1:53.9000 |
| 30th | 111 | Nick Faure / Pete Clarke / Kenneth Leim | Porsche 930 | Nick Faure | 1:55.7000 |