
| Pos | Name | Fahrer | Team | Team | Zeit | Zeit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Mansell | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:24.514m | 1:24.514m | |
| 2 | A. Senna | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Lotus | 1:25.255m | +0.741s | |
| 3 | A. Prost | Alain Prost | McLaren | McLaren | 1:25.574m | +1.060s | |
| 4 | N. Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Williams Racing | 1:25.917m | +1.403s | |
| 5 | R. Patrese | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Brabham | 1:26.957m | +2.443s | |
| 6 | M. Alboreto | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:27.017m | +2.503s | |
| 7 | T. Boutsen | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Benetton | 1:27.082m | +2.568s | |
| 8 | D. Warwick | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Arrows | 1:27.685m | +3.171s | |
| 9 | S. Johansson | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | McLaren | 1:27.701m | +3.187s | |
| 10 | E. Cheever | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Arrows | 1:27.716m | +3.202s | |
| 11 | A. Nannini | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | 1:28.517m | +4.003s | |
| 12 | P. Alliot | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Lola | 1:29.114m | +4.600s | |
| 13 | T. Fabi | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Benetton | 1:29.264m | +4.750s | |
| 14 | G. Berger | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:29.281m | +4.767s | |
| 15 | M. Brundle | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1:29.801m | +5.287s | |
| 16 | J. Palmer | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:30.307m | +5.793s | |
| 17 | S. Nakajima | Saturo Nakajima | Lotus | Lotus | 1:30.606m | +6.092s | |
| 18 | P. Streiff | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:30.765m | +6.251s | |
| 19 | A. Campos | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Minardi | 1:30.805m | +6.291s | |
| 20 | P. Ghinzani | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Ligier | 1:31.098m | +6.584s | |
| 21 | R. Arnoux | René Arnoux | Ligier | Ligier | 1:31.270m | +6.756s | |
| 22 | I. Capelli | Ivan Capelli | March | March | 1:31.589m | +7.075s | |
| 23 | A. de Cesaris | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Brabham | 1:32.643m | +8.129s | |
| 24 | P. Fabre | Pascal Fabre | AGS | AGS | 1:35.179m | +10.665s | |
| 25 | A. Caffi | Alex Caffi | Osella | Osella | 1:36.267m | +11.753s |
| Portugal GP | 20.09. | |
| Spanien GP | 27.09. | |
| Mexiko GP | 18.10. | |
| Japan GP | 01.11. | |
| Australien GP | 15.11. |