| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:33.419 | 1:31.238 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:33.542 | 1:31.964 | 0.726 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:34.221 | 1:31.967 | 0.729 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:33.653 | 1:32.138 | 0.900 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:36.243 | 1:32.969 | 1.731 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:33.888 | 1:33.450 | 2.212 |
| 7 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:35.010 | 1:33.470 | 2.232 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.345 | 1:33.528 | 2.290 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.091 | 1:34.332 | 3.094 |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.000 | 1:36.620 | 3.762 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:36.145 | 1:35.086 | 3.848 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:35.723 | 1:35.411 | 4.173 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35.988 | 1:35.525 | 4.287 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.676 | 1:36.881 | 4.438 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:36.391 | 1:35.703 | 4.465 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | 1:36.630 | 1:35.707 | 4.469 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.969 | No time | 4.731 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:38.089 | 1:36.099 | 4.861 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:37.544 | 1:36.116 | 4.878 |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford | 1:37.337 | 1:36.258 | 5.020 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | 1:36.792 | 1:36.324 | 5.086 |
| 22 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37.320 | 1:36.359 | 5.121 |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | 1:37.554 | 1:36.638 | 5.400 |
| 24 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:37.847 | 1:36.652 | 5.414 |
| 25 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:39.435 | 1:37.332 | 6.094 |
| 26 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford | 1:37.952 | 1:37.711 | 6.473 |
| 27 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford | 1:38.691 | 1:38.091 | 6.853 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:39.248 | 1:38.873 | 7.635 |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 15 | 9,0,6,0 | |
| ▲ | Alain Prost | 15 | 0,0,9,6 | |
| ▲ | 3 | Patrick Tambay | 14 | 2,0,3,9 |
| ▼ | 4 | John Watson | 11 | 0,9,0,2 |
| ▼ | 5 | Niki Lauda | 10 | 4,6,0,0 |
| ▲ | 6 | René Arnoux | 8 | 0,4,0,4 |
| ▼ | 7 | Jacques Laffite | 7 | 3,3,1,0 |
| ▲ | 8 | Keke Rosberg | 5 | 0,0,2,3 |
| ▼ | 9 | Eddie Cheever | 4 | 0,0,4,0 |
| Marc Surer | 4 | 1,2,0,1 | ||
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 | 0,1,0,0 |
| ▲ | 1 | Ferrari | 22 | 2,4,3,13 |
| ▼ | 2 | McLaren-Ford | 21 | 4,15,0,2 |
| 3 | Renault | 19 | 0,0,13,6 | |
| ▼ | 4 | Brabham-BMW | 15 | 9,0,6,0 |
| ▼ | 5 | Williams-Ford | 12 | 3,3,3,3 |
| 6 | Arrows-Ford | 4 | 1,2,0,1 | |
| 7 | Theodore-Ford | 1 | 0,1,0,0 |