| 1st | 11 | Ickx / Bell | Porsche 936/81 | Porsche System | 3:29.440 | 3:29.4400 |
| 2nd | 12 | Mass / Schuppan / Haywood | Porsche 936/81 | Porsche System | 3:32.610 | 3:32.6100 |
| 3rd | 14 | Niedzwiedz / Jöst / Whittington | Porsche 908/80 Turbo | Joest Racing | 3:34.510 | 3:34.5100 |
| 4th | 26 | Pescarolo / Tambay | Rondeau M379C Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:35.160 | 3:35.1600 |
| 5th | 24 | Rondeau / Jaussaud | Rondeau M379C Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:36.170 | 3:36.1700 |
| 6th | 59 | Field / Whittington / Whittington | Porsche 935 K3/81 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:36.540 | 3:36.5400 |
| 7th | 60 | Schornstein / Grohs / von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935J | Vegla Racing Team | 3:37.150 | 3:37.1500 |
| 8th | 82 | Boutsen / Pignard / Saulnier | WM P81 Peugeot | WM A.E.R.E.M. | 3:37.890 | 3:37.8900 |
| 9th | 5 | Fréquelin / Dorchy | WM P79/80 Peugeot | WM A.E.R.E.M. | 3:39.740 | 3:39.7400 |
| 10th | 25 | Ragnotti / Lafosse | Rondeau M379C Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:40.320 | 3:40.3200 |
| 11th | 83 | Mamers / Raulet / Pignard | WM P81 Peugeot | WM A.E.R.E.M. | 3:40.800 | 3:40.8000 |
| 12th | 18 | de Villota / Edwards / Fernandez | Lola T600 Ford | Team Lola | 3:42.400 | 3:42.4000 |
| 13th | 61 | Dören / Holup / Lässig | Porsche 935 K3 | Weralit Team | 3:42.660 | 3:42.6600 |
| 14th | 22 | Gaillard / Chevalley / Sotty | ACR 80B Ford | André Chevalley Racing | 3:43.430 | 3:43.4300 |
| 15th | 7 | Migault / Spice | Rondeau M379C Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:43.990 | 3:43.9900 |
| 16th | 4 | Morin / Mendez / Mathiot | WM P79/80 Peugeot | WM A.E.R.E.M. | 3:44.140 | 3:44.1400 |
| 17th | 41 | Henn / Chandler / Mignot | Porsche 935 K3 | Preston B. Henn | 3:46.220 | 3:46.2200 |
| 18th | 10 | Wollek / Lapeyre / Chasseuil | Porsche 917K/81 | Kremer Racing | 3:46.540 | 3:46.5400 |
| 19th | 20 | De Cadenet / Martin / Martin | De Cadenet Lola LM Ford | Alain de Cadenet | 3:46.690 | 3:46.6900 |
| 20th | 23 | Craft / Evans | Dome Zero RL81 Ford | Dome Co Ltd. | 3:47.430 | 3:47.4300 |
| 21st | 50 | Jarier / Stuck / Henzler | BMW M1 Sauber | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | 3:47.630 | 3:47.6300 |
| 22nd | 52 | Surer / Deacon / Quester | BMW M1 Sauber | Wuerth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber | 3:47.900 | 3:47.9000 |
| 23rd | 55 | Cooper / Wood / Bourgoignie | Porsche 935 K3 | Claude Bourgoignie | 3:48.020 | 3:48.0200 |
| 24th | 66 | Patrese / Heyer / Ghinzani | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Martini Racing | 3:48.140 | 3:48.1400 |
| 25th | 40 | DeNarvaez / Miller / Steckkönig | Porsche 935J | Joest Racing | 3:48.200 | 3:48.2000 |
| 26th | 21 | Candy / Birrane / Faure | De Cadenet Lola LM Ford | Dorset Racing Associates | 3:48.900 | 3:48.9000 |
| 27th | 27 | Trimmer / Needell / *Bracey | Ibec P6 Ford | Ian Bracey | 3:49.940 | 3:49.9400 |
| 28th | 8 | Haran / Schlesser / Streiff | Rondeau M379C Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:50.610 | 3:50.6100 |
| 29th | 49 | Cudini / Gurdjian / Morton | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | N.A.R.T. | 3:52.600 | 3:52.6000 |
| 30th | 43 | Miller / Siebert / Akin | Porsche 935 K3/80 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | 3:52.610 | 3:52.6100 |
| 31st | 65 | Cheever / Alboreto / Facetti | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Martini Racing | 3:54.090 | 3:54.0900 |
| 32nd | 57 | Haldi / Poulain / Thatcher | Porsche 935/77A | Claude Haldi | 3:54.320 | 3:54.3200 |
| 33rd | 42 | Verney / Kent-Cooke / Garretson | Porsche 935 K3/80 | Cooke-Woods Racing | 3:55.150 | 3:55.1500 |
| 34th | 45 | Violati / Truffo / Flammini | Ferrari 512 BB/LM Pininfarina | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto | 3:55.660 | 3:55.6600 |
| 35th | 51 | Darniche / Cecotto / Alliot | BMW M1 | B.M.W. Italie-France | 3:55.680 | 3:55.6800 |
| 36th | 46 | Dieudonné / Libert / Xhenceval | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | Rennod Racing | 3:56.720 | 3:56.7200 |
| 37th | 47 | Andruet / Ballot-Léna / *Regout | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | Charles Pozzi S.A. | 3:56.890 | 3:56.8900 |
| 38th | 53 | Hobbs / Jordan / O'Rourke | BMW M1 | Emka Productions Ltd. | 3:56.990 | 3:56.9900 |
| 39th | 35 | Yarborough / Cooper / Hagan / *Mitchell | Chevrolet Camaro | Stratagraph Inc. | 3:59.570 | 3:59.5700 |
| 40th | 48 | Earle / Salmon / Phillips | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | Simon Phillips | 3:59.980 | 3:59.9800 |
| 41st | 71 | Danner / von Bayern / Oberndorfer | BMW M1 | Helmut Marko | 4:00.140 | 4:00.1400 |
| 42nd | 31 | Grand / Courage | Lola T298 BMW | Jean-Philippe Grand | 4:00.420 | 4:00.4200 |
| 43rd | 1 | Barth / Röhrl | Porsche 944 LM | Porsche System | 4:01.030 | 4:01.0300 |
| 44th | 67 | Pirro / Gabbiani / *Patrese | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Martini Racing | 4:02.220 | 4:02.2200 |
| 45th | 33 | Yver / Heuclin / Dubois | Lola T298 BMW | Compagnie Primagaz | 4:02.810 | 4:02.8100 |
| 46th | 30 | Cohen-Olivar / Lemerle / Levié | Lola T298 BMW | Jean-Marie Lemerle | 4:03.080 | 4:03.0800 |
| 47th | 72 | Rousselot / Servanin / Ferrier | BMW M1 | B.M.W. ZOL' Auto | 4:03.760 | 4:03.7600 |
| 48th | 62 | Guérin / "Segolen" / Bussi | Porsche 935 | "Segolen" | 4:03.890 | 4:03.8900 |
| 49th | 36 | Schurti / Rouse / *Brunn | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Porsche System | 4:04.090 | 4:04.0900 |
| 50th | 38 | Percy / Terada / Fushida | Mazda RX-7 253i | Mazdaspeed | 4:04.790 | 4:04.7900 |
| 51st | 16 | Lateste / Perrier | Ardex S80 BMW | Max Sardou | 4:05.020 | 4:05.0200 |
| 52nd | 69 | Lundgardh / Wilds / Plankenhorn | Porsche 935 L1 | Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing | 4:06.920 | 4:06.9200 |
| 53rd | 37 | Lovett / Walkinshaw / Ikuzawa | Mazda RX-7 253i | Mazdaspeed | 4:07.180 | 4:07.1800 |
| 54th | 70 | Bertapelle / Perrier / Salam | Porsche 934 | Thierry Perrier | 4:08.860 | 4:08.8600 |
| 55th | 68 | Finotto / Schön / Pianta | Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo | Jolly Club | 4:09.010 | 4:09.0100 |
| 56th | 32 | Descartes / Bayard / *Preschey | Renard Delmas D31 ROC | Ecurie Renard-Delmas | 4:15.570 | 4:15.5700 |
| 57th | 17 | Rahal / Redman | Lola T600 Porsche Turbo | Cooke-Woods Racing | 4:18.300 | 4:18.3000 |
| 58th | 73 | Alméras / Alméras / *Sivel | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Eminence Racing Team | 4:19.910 | 4:19.9100 |
| 59th | 75 | Dron / Lloyd | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Porsche System Canon | 4:20.010 | 4:20.0100 |
| 60th | 39 | Vermeersch / Stiff / Ratcliff / *Honegger | Mazda RX-7 | Z. & W. Enterprises Inc. | 4:21.970 | 4:21.9700 |
| 61st | 74 | Bond / Brock / Richards | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | Porsche Cars Australia | 4:24.950 | 4:24.9500 |
| 62nd | 90 | Regout / Elkoubi / *de Dryver / *Canary | McLaren M12 GT Chevrolet | Z & W Enterprises Inc. | 5:13.060 | 5:13.0600 |