- P1Keke RosbergWilliams2:00:40.473
- P2Jacques LaffiteLigier+46.130
- P3Philippe StreiffLigier+1:28.536
- Pole positionAyrton SennaLotus · 1:19.843
- Fastest lapKeke Rosberg1:23.758 · lap 57
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:19.843 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:20.537 | +0.694 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.887 | +2.044 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:21.889 | +2.046 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:22.337 | +2.494 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:22.561 | +2.718 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:22.592 | +2.749 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:22.683 | +2.840 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:22.718 | +2.875 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:23.077 | +3.234 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:23.196 | +3.353 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:23.426 | +3.583 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:23.597 | +3.754 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:23.758 | +3.915 |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:23.902 | +4.059 |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:23.941 | +4.098 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:24.241 | +4.398 |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 1:24.286 | +4.443 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:24.369 | +4.526 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24.830 | +4.987 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:25.021 | +5.178 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 1:27.120 | +7.277 |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:27.196 | +7.353 |
| 24 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:28.110 | +8.267 |
| 25 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:30.319 | +10.476 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | 57 | 1:23.758 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 37 | 1:24.140 | +0.382 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | 74 | 1:24.337 | +0.579 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 54 | 1:24.498 | +0.740 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 57 | 1:24.642 | +0.884 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | 62 | 1:25.032 | +1.274 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 26 | 1:25.388 | +1.630 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 41 | 1:25.469 | +1.711 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | 24 | 1:25.751 | +1.993 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | 74 | 1:26.216 | +2.458 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 73 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | 53 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | 40 | ▲3 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | 38 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | 33 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | 31 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | 26 | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 21 | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 16 | ▲3 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 14 | ▼1 |