German Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 1:24:43.210 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 7 | +3.149 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 3 | +36.423 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 16 | +51.663 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 4 | +1:11.949 | 2.0 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 10 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | François Hesnault | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Huub Rothengatter | Spirit | 24 | +4 Laps | |
| D | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | 26 | Disqualified | |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 13 | Gearbox | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Engine | |
| R | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 8 | Turbo | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 20 | Fuel system | |
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | Electrical | |
| R | Jo Gartner | Osella | 23 | Turbo | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | Engine | |
| R | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 25 | Turbo | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 19 | Electrical | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 12 | Engine | |
| R | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | Engine | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | Turbo | |
| R | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | Overheating | |
| R | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 9 | Accident | |
| R | Marc Surer | Arrows | 14 | Turbo |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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