| 1st | 2 | Derek Bell / Stefan Bellof | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 1:13.1500 |
| 2nd | 8 | Bob Wollek / Stefan Johansson | Porsche 956 | Sorga SA | 1:15.1000 |
| 3rd | 1 | Jacky Ickx / Jochen Mass | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 1:15.3000 |
| 4th | 4 | Michele Alboreto / Riccardo Patrese | Lancia LC2/83 | Martini Racing | 1:16.0300 |
| 5th | 5 | Piercarlo Ghinzani / Teo Fabi | Lancia LC2/83 | Martini Racing | 1:17.4300 |
| 6th | 11 | John Fitzpatrick / David Hobbs | Porsche 956 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | 1:17.6200 |
| 7th | 12 | Clemens Schickentanz / Hans Heyer / Volkert Merl | Porsche 956 | Joest Racing | 1:18.0100 |
| 8th | 18 | Axel Plankenhorn / Harald Grohs / Jürgen Lässig | Porsche 956 | Boss-Obermaier Racing | 1:18.1300 |
| 9th | 14 | Jan Lammers / Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 956 | Canon Racing | 1:18.2700 |
| 10th | 21 | Alan Jones / Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 1:18.7800 |
| 11th | 47 | Preston Henn / Guy Edwards / Rupert Keegan | Porsche 956 | Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop | 1:20.5900 |
| 12th | 35 | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Walter Brun | Sehcar C6 Ford | Brun Motorsport GmbH | 1:21.8800 |
| 13th | 42 | Tony Dron / Richard Cleare | Porsche CK5 | Richard Cleare | 1:22.1300 |
| 14th | 51 | Massimo Sigala / Oscar Larrauri | Lancia LC1 | Grifone/Sivama | 1:22.2600 |
| 15th | 39 | Ray Mallock / Mike Salmon | Nimrod NRA/C2B Aston Martin | Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum | 1:22.7000 |
| 16th | 15 | Philippe Martin / Jean-Michel Martin / Marc Duez | Porsche 936C | Joest Racing | 1:23.9600 |
| 17th | 41 | Tiff Needell / Jeff Allam / Steve O'Rourke | EMKA C83/1 Aston Martin | Emka Productions Ltd. | 1:24.4500 |
| 18th | 52 | Joe Castellano / Duilio Truffo | Lancia LC1 | Grifone/Sivama | 1:25.2200 |
| 19th | 63 | Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti | Alba AR2 Giannini | Jolly Club | 1:26.4700 |
| 20th | 55 | Mike Wilds / François Duret / Ian Harrower | De Cadenet Lola Ford | François Duret | 1:28.5200 |
| 21st | 60 | Pete Lovett / Yojiro Terada | Mazda 717C | Mazdaspeed | 1:29.2200 |
| 22nd | 89 | Jens Winther / David Mercer / Wolfgang Braun | BMW M1 | Team Castrol | 1:36.1700 |
| 23rd | 88 | Edgar Dören / Hans Christian Jürgensen / Antoniella Mandelli | BMW M1 | Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | 1:36.6000 |
| 24th | 92 | Georg Memminger / Heinz Kuhn-Weiss | Porsche 930 | Georg Memminger | 1:40.2900 |
| 25th | 93 | John Cooper / Paul Smith / David Ovey | Porsche 930 | Charles Ivey Racing | 1:41.0000 |
| 26th | 98 | Günter Steckkönig / Bernd Schiller | Porsche 930 | Bernd Schiller | 1:42.9000 |
| 27th | 95 | Jean-Marie Alméras / Roland Biancone / Jacques Guillot | Porsche 930 | Equipe Alméras Frères | 1:43.5400 |
| 28th | 91 | Helmut Gall / Margie Smith-Haas | Porsche 930 | Edgar Dören | 1:43.9200 |
| 29th | 62 | David Palmer / Roy Baker | Harrier RX83C Mazda | Manns Racing | 1:43.9600 |