Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:39.264 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:40.607 |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Wiliams-Honda | 1:40.942 |
| 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 1:42.050 |
| 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:42.357 |
| 6 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:42.361 |
| 7 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:42.684 |
| 8 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 1:42.918 |
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:43.479 |
| 10 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1.42.541 |
| 11 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:43.797 |
| 12 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:43.816 |
| 13 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.350 |
| 14 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:45.037 |
| 15 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:45.291 |
| 16 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:45.740 |
| 17 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:46.046 |
| 18 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:46.083 |
| 19 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:46.124 |
| 20 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 1:46.194 |
| 21 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:46.211 |
| 22 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 1:46.269 |
| 23 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:47.471 |
| 24 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:48.801 |
| 25 | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:50.495 |
| 26 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford | 1:53.644 |
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