
| Pos | Name | Fahrer | Team | Team | Zeit | Zeit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Senna | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Lotus | 1:25.222m | 1:25.222m | |
| 2 | K. Rosberg | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | McLaren | 1:25.662m | +0.440s | |
| 3 | R. Arnoux | René Arnoux | Ligier | Ligier | 1:25.900m | +0.678s | |
| 4 | A. Prost | Alain Prost | McLaren | McLaren | 1:26.059m | +0.837s | |
| 5 | G. Berger | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Benetton | 1:26.280m | +1.058s | |
| 6 | A. Jones | Alan Jones | Lola | Lola | 1:26.663m | +1.441s | |
| 7 | J. Laffite | Jaques Laffite | Ligier | Ligier | 1:26.702m | +1.480s | |
| 8 | M. Alboreto | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:26.839m | +1.617s | |
| 9 | R. Patrese | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Brabham | 1:26.872m | +1.650s | |
| 10 | S. Johansson | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:27.005m | +1.783s | |
| 11 | P. Tambay | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Lola | 1:27.038m | +1.816s | |
| 12 | E. de Angelis | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | Brabham | 1:27.191m | +1.969s | |
| 13 | N. Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:27.919m | +2.697s | |
| 14 | M. Brundle | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:28.564m | +3.342s | |
| 15 | M. Surer | Marc Surer | Arrows | Arrows | 1:28.878m | +3.656s | |
| 16 | A. de Cesaris | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Minardi | 1:28.962m | +3.740s | |
| 17 | T. Boutsen | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Arrows | 1:29.244m | +4.022s | |
| 18 | P. Ghinzani | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Osella | 1:29.282m | +4.060s | |
| 19 | T. Fabi | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Benetton | 1:29.397m | +4.175s | |
| 20 | A. Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | 1:29.447m | +4.225s | |
| 21 | J. Palmer | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1:30.152m | +4.930s | |
| 22 | N. Mansell | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:30.919m | +5.697s | |
| 23 | C. Danner | Christian Danner | Osella | Osella | 1:30.986m | +5.764s | |
| 24 | P. Streiff | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:32.646m | +7.424s | |
| 25 | J. Dumfries | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | Lotus | 1:35.027m | +9.805s | |
| 26 | H. Rothengatter | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1:36.814m | +11.592s |
| Österreich GP | 17.08. | |
| Italien GP | 07.09. | |
| Portugal GP | 21.09. | |
| Mexiko GP | 12.10. | |
| Australien GP | 26.10. |