French Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 1:34:13.913 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | +29.720 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 2 | +40.232 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 11 | +1:06.880 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 19 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 15 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 20 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 21 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 7 | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 13 | Gearbox | |
| R | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 25 | Engine | |
| R | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 23 | Engine | |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 10 | Turbo | |
| R | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | Wheel bearing | |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Spun off | |
| R | Chico Serra | Arrows | 26 | Gearbox | |
| R | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 22 | Engine | |
| R | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 24 | Clutch | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | Electrical | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | Water leak | |
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 9 | Engine | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | Physical | |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | Engine |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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