At a glance
- MilestonesWin number 10 for Prost
- MilestonesWin number 31 for McLaren
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Boutsen
- MilestonesFirst start for Alliot
- MilestonesFirst start for Bellof
- MilestonesFirst start for Brundle
- MilestonesFirst start for Hesnault
- MilestonesFirst start for Senna
- Most places gainedPalmer +16
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Angelis | Lotus | 1:28.392 | |
| 2 | Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:28.898 | +0.506 |
| 3 | Warwick | Renault | 1:29.025 | +0.633 |
| 4 | Prost | McLaren | 1:29.330 | +0.938 |
| 5 | Mansell | Lotus | 1:29.364 | +0.972 |
| 6 | Lauda | McLaren | 1:29.854 | +1.462 |
| 7 | Piquet | Brabham | 1:30.149 | +1.757 |
| 8 | Tambay | Renault | 1:30.554 | +2.162 |
| 9 | Rosberg | Williams | 1:30.611 | +2.219 |
| 10 | Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30.695 | +2.303 |
| 11 | Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.973 | +2.581 |
| 12 | Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.282 | +2.890 |
| 13 | Laffite | Williams | 1:31.548 | +3.156 |
| 14 | De Cesaris | Ligier | 1:32.895 | +4.503 |
| 15 | Fabi | Brabham | 1:33.277 | +4.885 |
| 16 | Senna | Toleman | 1:33.525 | +5.133 |
| 17 | Cecotto | Toleman | 1:35.300 | +6.908 |
| 18 | Hesnault | Ligier | 1:36.238 | +7.846 |
| 19 | Boutsen | Arrows | 1:36.312 | +7.920 |
| 20 | Ghinzani | Osella | 1:36.434 | +8.042 |
| 21 | Baldi | Spirit | 1:36.816 | +8.424 |
| 22 | Surer | Arrows | 1:37.204 | +8.812 |
| 23 | Alliot | RAM | 1:37.709 | +9.317 |
| 24 | Palmer | RAM | 1:37.919 | +9.527 |
Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap | Stops | Engine | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain ProstFastest lap | McLaren | 4 | 61 | 1:42:34.492 | TAG | Michelin | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 9 | 61 | +40.514 | Honda | Goodyear | |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1 | 61 | +59.128 | Renault | Goodyear | |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 60 | +1 lap | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | 59 | Out of fuel | Renault | Michelin | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 19 | 59 | +2 laps | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | 59 | +2 laps | Ford | Goodyear | |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 24 | 58 | +3 laps | Hart | Pirelli | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Renault | 3 | 51 | Suspension | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 14 | 42 | Gearbox | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 41 | Gearbox | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 6 | 38 | Electrical | TAG | Michelin | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 5 | 35 | Accident | Renault | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 32 | Engine | BMW | Michelin | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 15 | 32 | Turbo | BMW | Michelin | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 10 | 30 | Battery | Ferrari | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 20 | 28 | Gearbox | Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | |
| DNF | François Hesnault | Ligier | 18 | 25 | Overheating | Renault | Michelin | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | 24 | Battery | Hart | Pirelli | |
| DNF | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 17 | 18 | Turbo | Hart | Pirelli | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 13 | 15 | Electrical | Honda | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | 14 | Brakes | Ferrari | Goodyear | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 21 | 12 | Distributor | Hart | Pirelli | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 16 | 8 | Turbo | Hart | Pirelli | |
| EX | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | - | BMW | Pirelli | |||
| DSQ | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | - | Technical infringements | Ford | Goodyear | ||
| DSQ | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | - | Technical infringements | Ford | Goodyear |
Race
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Places gained
- Palmer24→8+16
- Surer22→7+15
- Boutsen19→6+13
- Cheever12→4+8
- Rosberg9→2+7
- Prost4→1+3
- Tambay8→5+3
- De Angelis1→3-2
PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.
Teammate battles
- McLarenProst 1:Lauda DNF
- WilliamsRosberg 2:Laffite DNF
- LotusDe Angelis 3:Mansell DNF
- Alfa RomeoCheever 4:Patrese DNF
- RenaultTambay 5:Warwick DNF
- ArrowsBoutsen 6:Surer 7
- RAMPalmer 8:Alliot DNF
- LigierDe Cesaris DNF:Hesnault DNF
- BrabhamPiquet DNF:Fabi DNF
- FerrariArnoux DNF:Alboreto DNF
- TolemanCecotto DNF:Senna DNF
- TyrrellBrundle DSQ:Bellof DSQ
Retirements
- TambayOut of fuel, classified P5Renault
- WarwickSuspensionRenault
- De CesarisGearboxLigier
- PatreseGearboxAlfa Romeo
- LaudaElectricalMcLaren
- MansellAccidentLotus
- PiquetEngineBrabham
- FabiTurboBrabham
- ArnouxBatteryFerrari
- GhinzaniGearboxOsella
- HesnaultOverheatingLigier
- AlliotBatteryRAM
- CecottoTurboToleman
- LaffiteElectricalWilliams
- AlboretoBrakesFerrari
- BaldiDistributorSpirit
- SennaTurboToleman
- BrundleTechnical infringementsTyrrell
- BellofTechnical infringementsTyrrell
This race in history
4 races here since 1978Won from pole: 1 of 4
Win from furthest back (P4): Carlos Reutemann 1978
Most wins here
Previous winners here
Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.