Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 63 | 1:50:16.358 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 63 | + 33.819 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 63 | + 45.327 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 63 | + 1:02.601 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 62 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 60 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 60 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 60 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 60 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 60 | + 3 Laps | 21 | |
| 11 (1) | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 12 (2) | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford | 58 | + 5 Laps | 26 | |
| Ret | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 52 | Brakes | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 51 | Clutch | 23 | |
| Ret | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 44 | Wheel | 14 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 38 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 25 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 22 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 16 | Turbo | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 12 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 9 | Electrical | 22 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 6 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 3 | Transmission | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 2 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 0 | Collision | 24 |
- Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.
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