French Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 1:31:11.951 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1 | +7.154 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 6 | +23.969 | 4.0 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 11 | +43.706 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | +1:06.125 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 26 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | +5 Laps | |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | +7 Laps | |
| D | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 23 | Disqualified | |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | Engine | |
| R | Derek Warwick | Renault | 7 | Accident | |
| R | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | Accident | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Engine | |
| R | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | Turbo | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | Engine | |
| R | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 18 | Turbo | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 15 | Engine | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | Turbo | |
| D | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 20 | Disqualified | |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | Clutch | |
| R | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | Electrical |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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