- P1Alain ProstMcLaren1:18:10.436
- P2Michele AlboretoFerrari+1 lap
- P3Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap
- Pole positionKeke RosbergWilliams · 1:05.591
- Fastest lapAlain Prost1:09.886 · lap 43
- 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 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:05.591 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.249 | +0.658 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:06.308 | +0.717 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:06.324 | +0.733 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.675 | +1.084 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:06.793 | +1.202 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:07.448 | +1.857 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.581 | +1.990 |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:07.678 | +2.087 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:07.743 | +2.152 |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:07.887 | +2.296 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:08.238 | +2.647 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:08.240 | +2.649 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.384 | +2.793 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:08.587 | +2.996 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:08.656 | +3.065 |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:08.672 | +3.081 |
| 18 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:09.114 | +3.523 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:09.131 | +3.540 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:09.242 | +3.651 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:09.609 | +4.018 |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.345 | +4.754 |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:13.645 | +8.054 |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:13.713 | +8.122 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:16.400 | +10.809 |
| 26 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:16.596 | +11.005 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 43 | 1:09.886 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 48 | 1:10.032 | +0.146 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 40 | 1:10.905 | +1.019 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 56 | 1:11.290 | +1.404 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 48 | 1:11.649 | +1.763 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 43 | 1:11.837 | +1.951 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | 18 | 1:12.068 | +2.182 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 36 | 1:12.089 | +2.203 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | 41 | 1:12.135 | +2.249 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | 51 | 1:12.383 | +2.497 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | 37 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 35 | |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 26 | |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 18 | |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 16 | |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 13 | ▲1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | 11 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Ayrton Senna | 9 | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | 6 | |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | 6 | ▲6 |