Brazilian Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 1:39:32.583 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | +34.827 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +59.759 | 4.0 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | +1:28.429 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | +2 Laps | 1.0 |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 11 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | +5 Laps | |
| R | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | Exhaust | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | Fuel system | |
| R | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | Engine | |
| R | Christian Danner | Osella | 24 | Engine | |
| R | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | Brakes | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | Battery | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | Water leak | |
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | Engine | |
| R | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | Engine | |
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | Clutch | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | Turbo | |
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | Engine | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | Engine | |
| R | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | Injection | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | Spun off |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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