- P1Riccardo PatreseBrabham1:54:11.259
- P2Didier PironiFerrariBattery
- P3Andrea de CesarisAlfa RomeoOut of fuel
- Pole positionRené ArnouxRenault · 1:23.281
- Fastest lapRiccardo Patrese1:26.354 · lap 69
- Winner started fromP2on 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 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:23.281 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:23.791 | +0.510 |
| 3 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:23.939 | +0.658 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:24.439 | +1.158 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:24.585 | +1.304 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:24.649 | +1.368 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.928 | +1.647 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Williams | 1:25.390 | +2.109 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:25.449 | +2.168 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:25.583 | +2.302 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:25.642 | +2.361 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:25.838 | +2.557 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26.075 | +2.794 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:26.260 | +2.979 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:26.456 | +3.175 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 1:26.463 | +3.182 |
| 17 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 1:26.690 | +3.409 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:27.007 | +3.726 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:27.019 | +3.738 |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 1:27.022 | +3.741 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 1:27.209 | +3.928 |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | 1:27.523 | +4.242 |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | March | 1:27.885 | +4.604 |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:28.075 | +4.794 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:28.264 | +4.983 |
| 26 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 1:28.653 | +5.372 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | 69 | 1:26.354 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 18 | |
| 2 | John Watson | 17 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | 16 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 14 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | ▲5 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 12 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 10 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | 7 | ▲2 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | 7 | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 | ▼3 |