| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:38.358 | 1:36.672 | |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:38.980 | 1:39.785 | 2.308 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:41.095 | 1:39.104 | 2.432 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:40.027 | 1:39.115 | 2.443 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.512 | 1:39.312 | 2.640 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:39.601 | 1:39.746 | 2.929 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.099 | 1:39.611 | 1.427 |
| 8 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:41.215 | 1:39.618 | 2.946 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:43.038 | 1:39.881 | 3.209 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:40.233 | 1:44.997 | 3.561 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:40.393 | 1:40.488 | 3.721 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:41.065 | 1:41.492 | 4.393 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:42.219 | 1:41.775 | 5.103 |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:41.838 | 1:42.448 | 5.166 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:42.177 | 1:43.317 | 5.505 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:42.450 | 1:42.551 | 5.778 |
| 17 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | 1:43.552 | 1:42.615 | 5.943 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:43.320 | 1:42.650 | 5.978 |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | 1:43.295 | 1:42.678 | 6.006 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:42.808 | 1:42.737 | 6.065 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:42.962 | 1:44.346 | 6.290 |
| 22 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | 1:43.367 | 1:43.602 | 6.695 |
| 23 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford | 1:45.638 | 1:43.411 | 6.739 |
| 24 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.317 | 1:43.654 | 6.982 |
| 25 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:44.470 | 1:44.905 | 7.798 |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford | 1:44.778 | 1:45.859 | 8.106 |
| 27 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford | 1:45.073 | 2:02.335 | 8.401 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford | 1:46.541 | 1:45.812 | 9.140 |
| 29 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | RAM-Ford | 1:45.866 | 1:46.102 | 9.194 |
| ▲ | 1 | Nelson Piquet | 15 | 9,0,6 |
| ▼ | 2 | Niki Lauda | 10 | 4,6,0 |
| ▲ | 3 | Alain Prost | 9 | 0,0,9 |
| ▼ | John Watson | 9 | 0,9,0 | |
| ▼ | 5 | Jacques Laffite | 7 | 3,3,1 |
| ▲ | 6 | Patrick Tambay | 5 | 2,0,3 |
| ▼ | 7 | René Arnoux | 4 | 0,4,0 |
| ▲ | Eddie Cheever | 4 | 0,0,4 | |
| ▼ | 9 | Marc Surer | 3 | 1,2,0 |
| ▼ | 10 | Keke Rosberg | 2 | 0,0,2 |
| ▼ | 11 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 | 0,1,0 |
| 1 | McLaren-Ford | 19 | 4,15,0 | |
| 2 | Brabham-BMW | 15 | 9,0,6 | |
| ▲ | 3 | Renault | 13 | 0,0,13 |
| ▼ | 4 | Ferrari | 9 | 2,4,3 |
| ▼ | Williams-Ford | 9 | 3,3,3 | |
| ▼ | 6 | Arrows-Ford | 3 | 1,2,0 |
| ▼ | 7 | Theodore-Ford | 1 | 0,1,0 |