- P1Niki LaudaMcLaren1:20:29.065
- P2Michele AlboretoFerrari+24.249
- P3Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo+1 lap
- Pole positionNelson PiquetBrabham · 1:26.584
- Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:31.912 · lap 42
- Winner started fromP4on 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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26.584 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:26.671 | +0.087 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:27.538 | +0.954 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:28.533 | +1.949 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 1:28.587 | +2.003 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:28.818 | +2.234 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:28.969 | +2.385 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:29.253 | +2.669 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.382 | +2.798 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.797 | +3.213 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:29.810 | +3.226 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:30.113 | +3.529 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:30.578 | +3.994 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30.695 | +4.111 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:31.108 | +4.524 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:31.198 | +4.614 |
| 17 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman | 1:31.203 | +4.619 |
| 18 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 1:31.274 | +4.690 |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:31.342 | +4.758 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | ATS | 1:31.549 | +4.965 |
| 21 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:32.866 | +6.282 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:33.456 | +6.872 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:34.120 | +7.536 |
| 24 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 1:34.472 | +7.888 |
| 25 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 1:34.719 | +8.135 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 1:35.412 | +8.828 |
| 27 | Pierluigi Martini | Toleman | 1:35.840 | +9.256 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 42 | 1:31.912 | |
| 2 | Teo Fabi | 22 | 1:32.418 | +0.506 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | 39 | 1:32.433 | +0.521 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 43 | 1:33.159 | +1.247 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 36 | 1:33.280 | +1.368 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 27 | 1:33.359 | +1.447 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 30 | 1:33.666 | +1.754 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | 23 | 1:33.867 | +1.955 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 7 | 1:34.076 | +2.164 |
| 10 | Marc Surer | 26 | 1:34.657 | +2.745 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 14. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 63 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 53.5 | |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 32 | |
| 4 | René Arnoux | 25 | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 24 | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 23 | |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 21.5 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 20.5 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 13 | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | 11 |