
| Pos | Name | Fahrer | Team | Team | Zeit | Zeit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Prost | Alain Prost | McLaren | McLaren | 1:17.967m | 1:17.967m | |
| 2 | G. Berger | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:18.142m | +0.175s | |
| 3 | N. Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:18.176m | +0.209s | |
| 4 | A. Senna | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Lotus | 1:18.488m | +0.521s | |
| 5 | T. Boutsen | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Benetton | 1:18.523m | +0.556s | |
| 6 | R. Patrese | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:18.813m | +0.846s | |
| 7 | S. Johansson | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | McLaren | 1:18.826m | +0.859s | |
| 8 | A. de Cesaris | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Brabham | 1:19.590m | +1.623s | |
| 9 | M. Alboreto | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:19.612m | +1.645s | |
| 10 | T. Fabi | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Benetton | 1:20.301m | +2.334s | |
| 11 | D. Warwick | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Arrows | 1:20.837m | +2.870s | |
| 12 | S. Nakajima | Saturo Nakajima | Lotus | Lotus | 1:20.891m | +2.924s | |
| 13 | S. Modena | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Brabham | 1:21.014m | +3.047s | |
| 14 | M. Brundle | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1:21.483m | +3.516s | |
| 15 | A. Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | 1:21.523m | +3.556s | |
| 16 | E. Cheever | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Arrows | 1:21.592m | +3.625s | |
| 17 | J. Palmer | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:22.087m | +4.120s | |
| 18 | R. Arnoux | René Arnoux | Ligier | Ligier | 1:22.303m | +4.336s | |
| 19 | P. Streiff | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:22.434m | +4.467s | |
| 20 | Y. Dalmas | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | Lola | 1:22.650m | +4.683s | |
| 21 | I. Capelli | Ivan Capelli | March | March | 1:22.704m | +4.737s | |
| 22 | C. Danner | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1:22.736m | +4.769s | |
| 23 | P. Alliot | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Lola | 1:22.846m | +4.879s | |
| 24 | A. Campos | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Minardi | 1:24.121m | +6.154s | |
| 25 | R. Moreno | Roberto Moreno | AGS | AGS | 1:24.149m | +6.182s | |
| 26 | P. Ghinzani | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Ligier | 1:24.652m | +6.685s | |
| 27 | A. Caffi | Alex Caffi | Osella | Osella | 1:27.331m | +9.364s |
| Portugal GP | 20.09. | |
| Spanien GP | 27.09. | |
| Mexiko GP | 18.10. | |
| Japan GP | 01.11. | |
| Australien GP | 15.11. |