Automobil-Weltmeisterschaft
Saison | Detroit Grand Prix III Detroit (Detroit Street Circuit) |
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| Qualifikation | ||||||||
| Pos | Nr | Fahrer | Nat | Chassis | Motor | Zeit | Abstand | km/h |
| 1 | 1 | Nelson Piquet |  |
Brabham | BMW | 1:40.980 | 143.422 | |
| 2 | 7 | Alain Prost |  |
McLaren | TAG Porsche | 1:41.640 | + 0.660 | 142.491 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |  |
Lotus | Renault | 1:42.172 | + 1.192 | 141.749 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:42.246 | + 1.266 | 141.647 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | |
Lotus | Renault | 1:42.434 | + 1.454 | 141.387 |
| 6 | 16 | Derek Warwick | |
Renault | Renault | 1:42.637 | + 1.657 | 141.107 |
| 7 | 19 | Ayrton Senna | |
Toleman | Hart | 1:42.651 | + 1.671 | 141.088 |
| 8 | 23 | Eddie Cheever |  |
Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1:43.065 | + 2.085 | 140.521 |
| 9 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | |
Renault | Renault | 1:43.289 | + 2.309 | 140.216 |
| 10 | 8 | Niki Lauda |  |
McLaren | TAG Porsche | 1:43.484 | + 2.504 | 139.952 |
| 11 | 3 | Martin Brundle | |
Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1:43.754 | + 2.774 | 139.588 |
| 12 | 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | |
Ligier | Renault | 1:43.998 | + 3.018 | 139.260 |
| 13 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen |  |
Arrows | BMW | 1:44.063 | + 3.083 | 139.173 |
| 14 | 14 | Manfred Winkelhock |  |
ATS | BMW | 1:44.228 | + 3.248 | 138.953 |
| 15 | 28 | René Arnoux | |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:44.748 | + 3.768 | 138.263 |
| 16 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | |
Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1:44.940 | + 3.960 | 138.010 |
| 17 | 20 | Johnny Cecotto |  |
Toleman | Hart | 1:45.231 | + 4.251 | 137.629 |
| 18 | 25 | François Hesnault | |
Ligier | Renault | 1:45.419 | + 4.439 | 137.383 |
| 19 | 5 | Jacques Laffite | |
Williams | Honda | 1:46.225 | + 5.245 | 136.341 |
| 20 | 9 | Philippe Alliot | |
RAM | Hart | 1:46.333 | + 5.353 | 136.202 |
| 21 | 6 | Keke Rosberg |  |
Williams | Honda | 1:46.495 | + 5.515 | 135.995 |
| 22 | 17 | Marc Surer |  |
Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1:46.626 | + 5.646 | 135.828 |
| 23 | 2 | Teo Fabi | |
Brabham | BMW | 1:47.335 | + 6.355 | 134.931 |
| 24 | 10 | Jonathan Palmer | |
RAM | Hart | 1:47.743 | + 6.763 | 134.420 |
| 25 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | |
Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1:47.974 | + 6.994 | 134.132 |
| 26 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | |
Osella | Alfa Romeo | 1:48.865 | + 7.885 | 133.034 |