Grelha de partida
| A Negro O piloto que efectuou o melhor tempo nos treinos, em itálico o piloto que iniciou a corrida |
| Linha 1 | 11 - Porsche System Engineering Jacky Ickx/Derek Bell Porsche 936/81 - 3:29.44 (234.213 km/h) | 12 - Porsche System Engineering Hurley Haywood/Jochen Mass/Vern Schuppan Porsche 936/81 - 3:32.61 (230.721 km/h) |
| Linha 2 | 14 - Joest Racing Reinhold Joest/Dale Whittington/Klaus Niedzwiedz Porsche 908/80 - 3:34.51 (228.677 km/h) | 26 - Jean Rondeau / Oceanic Henri Pescarolo/Patrick Tambay Rondeau M 379 C Ford - 3:35.16 (227.987 km/h) |
| Linha 3 | 24 - Jean Rondeau / Otis Jean Rondeau/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Rondeau M 379 C Ford - 3:36.17 (226.921 km/h) | 59 - Porsche Kremer Racing Bill Whittington/Don Whittington/Ted Field Porsche 935 K3 - 3:36.54 (226.534 km/h) |
| Linha 4 | 60 - Vegla Racing Team Dieter Schornstein/Harald Grohs/Gotz von Tschirnhaus Porsche 935 K2/80 - 3:37.15 (225.897 km/h) | 82 - WM AEREM Thierry Boutsen/Serge Saulnier/Michel Pignard WM P 81 Peugeot - 3:37.89 (225.130 km/h) |
| Linha 5 | 5 - WM AEREM Guy Frequelin/Roger Dorchy/Xavier Mathiot WM P 79/80 Peugeot - 3:39.74 (223.235 km/h) | 25 - Jean Rondeau / Calberson Jean Ragnoti/Jean-Louis Lafosse Rondeau M 379 C Ford - 3:40.32 (222.647 km/h) |
| Linha 6 | 83 - WM AEREM Jean-Daniel Raulet/Max Mamers WM P 81 Peugeot - 3:40.80 (222.163 km/h) | 18 - Grid Team Lola Emilio de Villota/Guy Edwards/Juan Fernandez Lola T 600 Ford - 3:42.40 (220.565 km/h) |
| Linha 7 | 61 - Weralit Racing Team Edgar Doren/Gerhard Holup/Jurgen Lassig Porsche 935 K3 - 3:42.66 (220.307 km/h) | 22 - André Chevalley Racing Patrick Gaillard/Andre Chevalley/Bruno Sotty ACR 80 B Ford - 3:43.43 (219.548 km/h) |
| Linha 8 | 7 - Jean Rondeau / Otis Gordon Spice/Francois Migault Rondeau M 379 CL Ford - 3:43.99 (218.999 km/h) | 4 - WM AEREM Denis Morin/Xavier Mathiot/Charles Mendez WM P 79/80 Peugeot - 3:44.14 (218.853 km/h) |
| Linha 9 | 41 - Preston Henn Racing Preston Henn/Michael Chandler/Marcel Mignot Porsche 935 K3 - 3:46.22 (216.840 km/h) | 10 - Porsche Kremer Racing Bob Wollek/Xavier Lapeyre/Guy Chasseuil Porsche 917 K/81 - 3:46.54 (216.534 km/h) |
| Linha 10 | 20 - Alain de Cadenet - Belga Alain de Cadenet/Jean-Michel Martin/Philippe Martin De Cadenet Le Mans Ford - 3:46.69 (216.391 km/h) | 23 - Dome Co Ltd. Chris Craft/Bob Evans Dome Zero RL 80 Zero Ford - 3:47.43 (215.687 km/h) |
| Linha 11 | 50 - GS Tuning Hans-Joachim Stuck/Jean-Pierre Jarier/Helmut Henzler BMW M1/GS (Sauber) - 3:47.63 (215.497 km/h) | 52 - Würth Team Sauber Dieter Quester/Marc Surer/David Deacon BMW M1 - 3:47.90 (215.242 km/h) |
| Linha 12 | 55 - Claud Bourgoignie (Charles Ivey Engineering) Claude Bourgoignie/John Cooper/Dudley Wood Porsche 935 K3/79 - 3:48.02 (215.128 km/h) | 66 - Martini Racing Riccardo Patrese/Hans Heyer/Piercarlo Ghinzani Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo - 3:48.13 (215.025 km/h) |
| Linha 13 | 40 - Joest Racing Maurizio de Narvaez/Kenper Miller/Gunther Steckkonig Porsche 935 - 3:48.20 (214.959 km/h) | 21 - Alain de Cadenet / Dorset Racing Associates Martin Birrane/Nick Faure/Vivian Candy De Cadenet Le Mans Ford - 3:48.90 (214.301 km/h) |
| Linha 14 | 27 - Ian Bracey Tiff Needell/Tony Trimmer Ibec 308 LM Ford - 3:49.94 (213.332 km/h) | 8 - Jean Rondeau Jean-Louis Schlesser/Jacky Haran/Philippe Streiff Rondeau M 379 CL Ford - 3:50.61 (212.712 km/h) |
| Linha 15 | 49 - North American Racing Team Alain Cudini/Philippe Gurdjian/John Morton Ferrari 512 BB - 3:52.60 (210.893 km/h) | 43 - Bob Akin Motor Racing Bob Akin/Paul Miller/Craig Siebert Porsche 935 K3 - 3:52.61 (210.883 km/h) |
| Linha 16 | 65 - Martini Racing Eddie Cheever/Michele Alboreto/Carlo Facetti Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo - 3:54.09 (209.550 km/h) | 57 - Claude Haldi Claude Haldi/Mark Thatcher/Herve Poulain Porsche 935 K2 - 3:54.32 (209.344 km/h) |
| Linha 17 | 42 - Bob Garretson / Cooke-Woods Racing Anny Charlotte Verney/Bob Garretson/Ralph Kent-Cooke Porsche 935 K3 - 3:55.15 (208.606 km/h) | 45 - Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto SRL Fabrizio Violati/Maurizio Flammini/Duilio Truffo Ferrari 512 BBB (Berlina Boxer Bellancauto) - 3:55.66 (208.154 km/h) |
| Linha 18 | 51 - BMW France - Italie (ORECA) Philippe Alliot/Bernard Darniche/Johnny Cecotto BMW M1 - 3:55.68 (208.136 km/h) | 46 - Rennod Racing Pierre Dieudonne/Jean Xhenceval/Jean-Paul Libert Ferrari 512 BB - 3:56.72 (207.222 km/h) |
| Linha 19 | 47 - Charles Pozzi S. A. Jean-Claude Andruet/Claude Ballot-Lena Ferrari 512 BB - 3:56.89 (207.073 km/h) | 53 - Emka Productions Ltd / Michael Cane Racing David Hobbs/Eddie Jordan/Steve O Rourke BMW M1 - 3:56.99 (206.986 km/h) |
| Linha 20 | 35 - Stratagraph Inc Cale Yarborough/Billy Hagan/Bill Cooper Chevrolet Camaro - 3:59.57 (204.757 km/h) | 48 - Simon Phillips Simon Phillips/Mike Salmon/Steve Earle Ferrari 512 BB - 3:59.98 (204.407 km/h) |
| Linha 21 | 71 - Helmut Marko RSM Christian Danner/Peter Oberndorfer/Leopold von Bayern BMW M1 - 4:00.14 (204.271 km/h) | 31 - Jean-Philippe Grand Jean-Philippe Grand/Yves Courage Lola T 298 BMW - 4:00.42 (204.033 km/h) |
| Linha 22 | 1 - Porsche System Engineering Walter Rohrl/Jurgen Barth Porsche 924 GTP LM - 4:01.03 (203.517 km/h) | 67 - Martini Racing Beppe Gabbiani/Emanuele Pirro Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo - 4:02.22 (202.517 km/h) |
| Linha 23 | 33 - Compagnie Primagaz Pierre Yver/Michel Dubois/Jacques Heuclin Lola T 298 BMW - 4:02.81 (202.025 km/h) | 30 - Jean-Marie Lemerle Jean-Marie Lemerle/Max Cohen-Olivar/Alain Levie Lola T 298 BMW - 4:03.08 (201.800 km/h) |
| Linha 24 | 72 - BMW Zol'Auto Pierre-Francois Rousselot/Francois Servanin/Laurent Ferrier BMW M1 - 4:03.76 (201.237 km/h) | 36 - Porsche System Engineering Manfred Schurti/Andy Rouse Porsche 924 GTR - 4:04.09 (200.965 km/h) |
| Linha 25 | 38 - Mazda Auto Tokyo (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) Yojiro Terada/Hiroshi Fushida/Win Percy Mazda RX-7 253i - 4:04.79 (200.391 km/h) | 69 - Tuff Kote Dinol Racing Jan Lundgardh/Axel Plankenhorn/Mike Wilds Porsche 935 "L1 Baby" - 4:06.92 (198.662 km/h) |
| Linha 26 | 37 - Mazda Auto Tokyo (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) Tetsu Ikuzawa/Tom Walkinshaw/Peter C. Lovett Mazda RX-7 253i - 4:07.18 (198.453 km/h) | 70 - Thierry Perrier Thierry Perrier/Valentin Bertapelle/Bernard Salam Porsche 934 Carburol - 4:08.86 (197.113 km/h) |
| Linha 27 | 68 - Jolly Club / Lubrifilm Martino Finotto/Giorgio Pianta/Giorgio Schon Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo - 4:09.01 (196.994 km/h) | 32 - Ecurie Renard Delmas Louis Descartes/Herve Bayard Renard Delmas RD 31 ROC Simca - 4:15.57 (191.938 km/h) |
| Linha 28 | 73 - Eminence Racing Team Jean-Marie Almeras/Jacques Almeras Porsche 924 GTR - 4:19.91 (188.733 km/h) |
