| 1st | 1 | Ickx / Bell | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 3:16.560 | 3:16.5600 | 3:29.7000 |
| 2nd | 4 | Alboreto / Fabi / Nannini | Lancia LC2/83 | Martini Racing | 3:20.790 | 3:20.7900 | 3:31.3000 |
| 3rd | 2 | Mass / Bellof | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 3:20.980 | 3:20.9800 | 3:30.1000 |
| 4th | 5 | Ghinzani / Heyer / Fabi | Lancia LC2/83 | Martini Racing | 3:21.310 | 3:21.3100 | 3:34.5000 |
| 5th | 8 | Johansson / Ludwig / Wollek | Porsche 956 | Sorga S.A. | 3:23.750 | 3:23.7500 | 3:31.4000 |
| 6th | 14 | Lammers / Palmer / Lloyd | Porsche 956 | Canon Racing | 3:27.480 | 3:27.4800 | 3:34.3000 |
| 7th | 33 | Ickx / Bell / Schuppan / Barth | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 3:27.970 | 3:27.9700 | |
| 8th | 3 | Schuppan / Holbert / Haywood | Porsche 956 | Rothmans Porsche | 3:28.360 | 3:28.3600 | 3:30.6000 |
| 9th | 21 | Andretti / Andretti / Alliot | Porsche 956 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:28.890 | 3:28.8900 | 3:32.0000 |
| 10th | 12 | Merl / Schickentanz / DeNarvaez / *Ludwig / *Wollek | Porsche 956 | Sorga S.A. | 3:29.480 | 3:29.4800 | 3:33.4000 |
| 11th | 16 | Edwards / Keegan / Fitzpatrick | Porsche 956 | Fitzpatrick Racing | 3:29.980 | 3:29.9800 | 3:35.9000 |
| 12th | 11 | Fitzpatrick / Hobbs / Quester | Porsche 956 | Fitzpatrick Racing | 3:30.300 | 3:30.3000 | 3:32.9000 |
| 13th | 18 | Plankenhorn / Wilson / Lässig | Porsche 956 | Obermaier Racing | 3:31.120 | 3:31.1200 | 3:38.8000 |
| 14th | 6 | Nannini / Andruet / Barilla | Lancia LC2/83 | Martini Racing | 3:32.920 | 3:32.9200 | 3:33.9000 |
| 15th | 47 | Henn / Schlesser / Ballot-Léna | Porsche 956 | Fitzpatrick Racing | 3:33.800 | 3:40.3100 | 3:33.8000 |
| 16th | 22 | Warwick / Jelinski / Gaillard | Porsche CK5-83 | Porsche Kremer Racing | 3:35.620 | 3:35.6200 | 3:40.3000 |
| 17th | 39 | Mallock / Earle / Salmon | Nimrod NRA/C2B Aston Martin | Viscount Downe - Pace Petroleum | 3:35.780 | 3:35.7800 | 3:39.2000 |
| 18th | 24 | Pescarolo / Boutsen | Rondeau M482 Ford | Ford France | 3:36.060 | 3:36.0600 | 3:42.5000 |
| 19th | 9 | Raulet / Pignard / Theys | WM P83 Peugeot | Secateva | 3:36.370 | 3:36.3700 | 3:38.1000 |
| 20th | 10 | Couderc / Fabre / Dorchy | WM P83 Peugeot | Secateva | 3:36.550 | 3:36.5500 | 3:39.0000 |
| 21st | 26 | Rondeau / Ferté / *Ferté | Rondeau M482 Ford | Ford France | 3:37.570 | 3:37.5700 | 3:39.6000 |
| 22nd | 36 | Heimrath, Jr. / Deacon / Villeneuve, Sr. | Sehcar C6 Ford | Brun Motorsport GmbH | 3:38.000 | 4:00.9400 | 3:38.0000 |
| 23rd | 25 | Streiff / Jaussaud / *Ferté | Rondeau M482 Ford | Ford France | 3:38.630 | 3:38.6300 | 3:41.0000 |
| 24th | 15 | Martin / Martin / Duez | Porsche 936C | Joest Racing - Belga Team | 3:38.670 | 3:38.6700 | 3:40.6000 |
| 25th | 72 | Lapeyre / Snobeck / Cudini | Rondeau M382 Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:40.230 | 3:40.2300 | 3:44.0000 |
| 26th | 20 | Adams / Servanin / Kent-Cooke | Lola T610 Ford | Cooke Racing | 3:40.300 | 3:43.0500 | 3:40.3000 |
| 27th | 42 | Cleare / Dron / Jones | Porsche CK5 | Richard Cleare | 3:41.980 | 3:41.9800 | 3:45.6000 |
| 28th | 41 | Needell / O'Rourke / Faure | EMKA C83/1 Aston Martin | Emka Productions Ltd. | 3:42.230 | 3:42.2300 | 3:46.5000 |
| 29th | 63 | Finotto / Facetti / Vanoli | Alba AR2 Giannini | Scuderia Jolly Club | 3:42.780 | 3:42.7800 | 4:02.7000 |
| 30th | 30 | de Dryver / Yver / Guitteny | Rondeau M382 Ford | Primagaz | 3:43.000 | 3:43.9400 | 3:43.0000 |
| 31st | 38 | Craft / Salazar / Mason | Dome RC82i Ford | Dome Racing - Colin Benett | 3:44.310 | 3:44.3100 | 3:44.4000 |
| 32nd | 13 | Courage / Dubois / De Cadenet | Cougar C01B Ford | Primagaz | 3:46.040 | 3:46.0400 | 3:47.0000 |
| 33rd | 28 | Gouhier / Verney / Elford | Rondeau M379C Ford | Jean Rondeau | 3:47.100 | 3:49.9000 | 3:47.1000 |
| 34th | 51 | Larrauri / Sigala / Cohen-Olivar | Lancia LC1 | Sivama Motor | 3:47.580 | 3:47.5800 | 4:03.4000 |
| 35th | 29 | Witmeur / Herregods / Libert | Rondeau M382 Ford | Christian Bussi | 3:48.700 | 3:53.1900 | 3:48.7000 |
| 36th | 46 | Montoya / Naon / Garcia | Sauber C7 BMW | Sauber Racing Switzerland | 3:48.900 | 3:50.0000 | 3:48.9000 |
| 37th | 43 | Migault / Kennedy / Birrane | Ford C100 | Peer Racing | 3:51.600 | 3:54.9800 | 3:51.6000 |
| 38th | 37 | Stuck / Grohs / Brun | Sehcar C83 Porsche | Brun Motorsport GmbH | 3:51.770 | 3:51.7700 | |
| 39th | 54 | Sotty / Cuynet / *Baldino | URD C81 BMW | V. Bertapelle | 3:52.440 | 3:52.4400 | 4:01.7000 |
| 40th | 65 | Sheldon / Duret / Harrower | De Cadenet Lola Ford | François Duret | 3:56.420 | 3:56.4200 | 3:59.2000 |
| 41st | 49 | Wood / Stiff / Ratcliff | Grid S1 Ford | Grid Motor Racing Ltd. | 3:57.100 | 3:57.8300 | 3:57.1000 |
| 42nd | 53 | Hesnault / Perrier / Salam | Lancia LC1 | A.S. Ecole Superieure de Tourisme | 4:02.240 | 4:02.2400 | 4:03.9000 |
| 43rd | 61 | Allam / Weaver / Soper | Mazda 717C | Mazdaspeed | 4:05.920 | 4:05.9200 | 4:07.7000 |
| 44th | 60 | Katayama / Terada / Yorino | Mazda 717C | Mazdaspeed | 4:06.130 | 4:06.1300 | 4:09.4000 |
| 45th | 90 | von Bayern / Pallavicini / Winther | BMW M1 | Angelo Pallavicini | 4:07.100 | 4:10.3700 | 4:07.1000 |
| 46th | 64 | Striebig / Heuclin / del Bello | Sthemo SM01 BMW | Hubert Striebig | 4:08.050 | 4:08.0500 | 4:18.9000 |
| 47th | 95 | Alméras / Alméras / Guillot | Porsche 930 | Equipe Alméras Freres | 4:13.190 | 4:13.1900 | 4:21.1000 |
| 48th | 93 | Cooper / Smith / Ovey | Porsche 930 | Charles Ivey Racing | 4:13.700 | 4:18.2600 | 4:13.7000 |
| 49th | 94 | Haldi / Steckkönig / Schiller | Porsche 930 | Claude Haldi | 4:14.200 | 4:14.2000 | 4:16.1000 |
| 50th | 92 | Memminger / Müller / Kuhn-Weiss | Porsche 930 | Georg Memminger | 4:16.070 | 4:16.0700 | 4:19.6000 |
| 51st | 96 | Lateste / Bienvault / Touroul | Porsche 930 | Michel Lateste | 4:21.300 | 4:23.8000 | 4:21.3000 |
| 52nd | 97 | Gonin / Boutinaud / Le Page | Porsche 928 S | Raymond Boutinnaud | 4:30.500 | 4:35.9400 | 4:30.5000 |
| 53rd | 91 | Lemerle / Yvon / Krankenberg | Porsche 930 | Edgar Dören | 4:31.260 | 4:31.2600 | 4:44.8000 |
| 54th | 62 | Palmer / Honegger / Baker | Harrier RX83C Mazda | Manns Racing | 4:33.300 | 4:33.3000 | |