- P1Alain ProstMcLaren1:37:21.468
- P2Niki LaudaMcLaren+10.283
- P3Nigel MansellLotus+1:19.544
- Pole positionAlain ProstMcLaren · 1:13.567
- Fastest lapRené Arnoux1:19.465 · lap 64
- Winner started fromP1on 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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:13.567 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:13.872 | +0.305 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:13.883 | +0.316 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:14.405 | +0.838 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:14.566 | +0.999 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:14.866 | +1.299 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:15.117 | +1.550 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:15.231 | +1.664 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:15.264 | +1.697 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 1:15.338 | +1.771 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:15.735 | +2.168 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:15.811 | +2.244 |
| 13 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 1:15.960 | +2.393 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:16.070 | +2.503 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:16.121 | +2.554 |
| 16 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:16.450 | +2.883 |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.991 | +3.424 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.124 | +3.557 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:17.368 | +3.801 |
| 20 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 1:17.905 | +4.338 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:19.454 | +5.887 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 1:19.598 | +6.031 |
| 23 | Jo Gartner | Osella | 1:20.017 | +6.450 |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:20.270 | +6.703 |
| 25 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 1:21.063 | +7.496 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | 64 | 1:19.465 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 45 | 1:20.063 | +0.598 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 37 | 1:20.470 | +1.005 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 41 | 1:20.585 | +1.120 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | 36 | 1:20.861 | +1.396 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 2 | 1:20.942 | +1.477 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 55 | 1:21.203 | +1.738 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 1:21.442 | +1.977 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | 22 | 1:21.455 | +1.990 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | 28 | 1:21.463 | +1.998 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 13. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 54 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 53.5 | |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 32 | |
| 4 | René Arnoux | 25 | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 24 | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 23 | |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | 20.5 | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | 15.5 | |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 13 | ▲2 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | 11 | ▼1 |