F1 qualifying stats
Qualifying results
| # | Driver | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MCO | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.07 | 1 |
| 2 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ferrari) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.27 | 1 |
| 3 | (FRA) Alain Prost (Renault) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4.47 | 1 |
| 4 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 4 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.80 | 1 |
| 5 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.67 | 1 |
| 6 | (USA) Eddie Cheever (Renault) | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.67 | 2 |
| 7 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo) | DSQ | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8.57 | 3 |
| 8 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis (Lotus) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8.60 | 1 |
| 9 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Toleman) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10.60 | 5 |
| 10 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (Williams) | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 11.13 | 1 |
| 11 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Arrows) | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Lotus) | 22 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 13.13 | 3 |
| 13 | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock (ATS) | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13.53 | 7 |
| 14 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi (Alfa Romeo) | 10 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 13.73 | 7 |
| 15 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Toleman) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13.80 | 7 |
| 16 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell) | 11 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 15.53 | 6 |
| 17 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson (Spirit) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15.83 | 13 | |||||||||
| 18 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (McLaren) | 9 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16.00 | 9 |
| 19 | (CHE) Marc Surer (Arrows) | 20 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 16.27 | 5 |
| 20 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Williams) | 18 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 16.80 | 4 |
| 21 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Arrows) | 18 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17.00 | 10 | |||||
| 22 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Ligier) | 12 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18.27 | 9 |
| 23 | (GBR) John Watson (McLaren) | 16 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 18.60 | 10 |
| 24 | (COL) Roberto Guerrero (Theodore) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19.79 | 11 | |
| 25 | (USA) Danny Sullivan (Tyrrell) | 21 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20.73 | 9 |
| 26 | (BRA) Chico Serra (Arrows) | 23 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 21.00 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 27 | (BRA) Raul Boesel (Ligier) | 17 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23.67 | 17 |
| 27 | (VEN) Johnny Cecotto (Theodore) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23.69 | 17 | ||
| 29 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Williams) | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | (ITA) Corrado Fabi (Osella) | 24 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25.67 | 23 |
| 31 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26.20 | 23 |
| 32 | (CHL) Eliseo Salazar (RAM) | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26.33 | 25 | |||||||||
| 33 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve Sr (RAM) | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | (GBR) Kenny Acheson (RAM) | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27.71 | 24 | ||||||||
| 35 | (FRA) Jean-Louis Schlesser (RAM) | 29 | 29.00 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MCO | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF | Avg. | Best |
Table key
- Did not qualify
- Did not pre-qualify