Grelha de partida
| A Negro O piloto que efectuou o melhor tempo nos treinos, em itálico o piloto que iniciou a corrida |
| Linha 1 | 1 - Rothmans Porsche Jacky Ickx/Derek Bell Porsche 956 - 3:16.56 (249.560 km/h) | 4 - Martini Racing Michele Alboreto/Teo Fabi/Alessandro Nannini Lancia LC 2/83 Ferrari - 3:20.79 (244.303 km/h) |
| Linha 2 | 2 - Rothmans Porsche Jochen Mass/Stefan Bellof/Jurgen Barth Porsche 956 - 3:20.98 (244.072 km/h) | 5 - Martini Racing Piercarlo Ghinzani/Hans Heyer/Michele Alboreto Lancia LC 2/83 Ferrari - 3:21.31 (243.672 km/h) |
| Linha 3 | 8 - Joest Racing/SORGA SA Klaus Ludwig/Stefan Johansson/Bob Wollek Porsche 956 - 3:23.75 (240.754 km/h) | 14 - Richard Lloyd Racing/Canon Racing Jan Lammers/Jonathan Palmer/Richard Lloyd Porsche 956 - 3:27.48 (236.426 km/h) |
| Linha 4 | 3 - Rothmans Porsche Vern Schuppan/Hurley Haywood/Al Holbert Porsche 956 - 3:28.36 (235.427 km/h) | 21 - Porsche Kremer Racing Mario Andretti/Michael Andretti/Philippe Alliot Porsche 956 - 3:28.89 (234.830 km/h) |
| Linha 5 | 12 - Joest Racing/SORGA SA Volkert Merl/Maurizio de Narvaez/Clemens Schickentanz/Bob Wollek Porsche 956 - 3:29.48 (234.168 km/h) | 16 - John Fitzpatrick Racing Guy Edwards/John Fitzpatrick/Rupert Keegan Porsche 956 - 3:29.98 (233.611 km/h) |
| Linha 6 | 11 - John Fitzpatrick Racing John Fitzpatrick/David Hobbs/Dieter Quester Porsche 956 - 3:30.30 (233.255 km/h) | 18 - Obermaier Racing Axel Plankenhorn/Jurgen Lassig/Desire Wilson Porsche 956 - 3:31.12 (232.349 km/h) |
| Linha 7 | 6 - Martini Racing Alessandro Nannini/Jean-Claude Andruet/Paolo Barilla Lancia LC 2/83 Ferrari - 3:32.92 (230.385 km/h) | 22 - Porsche Kremer Racing Derek Warwick/Frank Jelinsky/Patrick Gaillard Kremer CK5/83 Porsche - 3:35.62 (227.500 km/h) |
| Linha 8 | 39 - Viscount Downe / Pace Ray Mallock/Mike Salmon/Steve Earle Nimrod NRA C2 Aston Martin - 3:35.78 (227.332 km/h) | 24 - Ford Concessionaires France Henri Pescarolo/Thierry Boutsen/Michel Ferte Rondeau M 482 Ford - 3:36.06 (227.037 km/h) |
| Linha 9 | 9 - WM Secateva Jean-Daniel Raulet/Michel Pignard/Didier Theys WM P 83 Peugeot - 3:36.37 (226.712 km/h) | 10 - WM Secateva Roger Dorchy/Alain Couderc/Pascal Fabre WM P 83 Peugeot - 3:36.55 (226.523 km/h) Partia das boxes devido a uma fuga de óleo ao nível da árvore de cames. |
| Linha 10 | 26 - Ford Concessionaires France Jean Rondeau/Alain Ferte/Michel Ferte Rondeau M 482 Ford - 3:37.57 (225.461 km/h) | 25 - Ford Concessionaires France Philippe Streiff/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Rondeau M 482 Ford - 3:38.63 (224.368 km/h) |
| Linha 11 | 15 - Joest Racing Jean-Michel Martin/Philippe Martin/Marc Duez Porsche 936 J - 3:38.67 (224.327 km/h) | 72 - Communate Pays de Loire Xavier Lapeyre/Dany Snobeck/Alain Cudini Rondeau M 382 Ford - 3:40.23 (222.738 km/h) |
| Linha 12 | 47 - Preston Henn Thunderbird Swap Shop Preston Henn/Claude Ballot-Lena/Jean-Louis Schlesser Porsche 956 - 3:40.31 (222.657 km/h) | 42 - Richard Cleare Racing Richard Cleare/Tony Dron/Richard Jones Kremer CK5 82 Porsche - 3:41.98 (220.982 km/h) |
| Linha 13 | 41 - Emka Productions Ltd. (Michael Cane Racing) Tiff Needell/Steve O Rourke/Nick Faure Emka C 83/1 Aston Martin - 3:42.23 (220.733 km/h) | 63 - Scuderia Jolly Club Carlo Facetti/Martino Finotto/Marco Vanoli Alba AR 2 Giannini - 3:42.78 (220.189 km/h) |
| Linha 14 | 20 - Cooke Racing Ralph Kent-Cooke/Jim Adams/Francois Servanin Lola T 610 Ford - 3:43.05 (219.922 km/h) | 30 - Primagaz (Pierre Yver Racing) Pierre Yver/Lucien Guitteny/Bernard de Dryver Rondeau M 382 Ford - 3:43.94 (219.048 km/h) |
| Linha 15 | 38 - Dome Racing with Colin Bennett Chris Craft/Nick Mason/Eliseo Salazar Dome RC 82/83 Ford - 3:44.31 (218.687 km/h) | 13 - Primagaz Yves Courage/Michel Dubois/Alain de Cadenet Cougar C 01B Ford - 3:46.04 (217.013 km/h) |
| Linha 16 | 51 - Scuderia Sivama Motor / Griffone Oscar Larrauri/Massimo Sigala/Max Cohen-Olivar Lancia LC 1/82 - 3:47.58 (215.544 km/h) | 28 - Jean Rondeau/Malardeau (Ford Concessionaires France) Joel Gouhier/Vic Elford/Anny Charlotte Verney Rondeau M 379 Ford - 3:49.90 (213.369 km/h) |
| Linha 17 | 46 - Sauber Racing Switzerland Diego Montoya/Tony Garcia/Albert Naon Sauber C 7 BMW - 3:50.00 (213.277 km/h) | 54 - Valentin Bertapelle Bruno Sotty/Gerard Cuynet URD C 81/82 BMW - 3:52.44 (211.038 km/h) |
| Linha 18 | 29 - Christian Bussi Pascal Witmeur/Jean-Paul Libert/Daniel Herregods Rondeau M 382 Ford - 3:53.19 (210.359 km/h) | 43 - Peer Racing Francois Migault/David Kennedy/Martin Birrane Ford C 100 - 3:54.98 (208.756 km/h) |
| Linha 19 | 65 - Francois Duret John Sheldon/Francois Duret/Ian Harrower De Cadenet Lola LM F / ADA Ford - 3:56.42 (207.485 km/h) | 49 - GRID Motor Racing Ltd. Dudley Wood/Frederick Stiff/Ray Ratcliff Grid S1 Ford - 3:57.83 (206.255 km/h) |
| Linha 20 | 36 - Brun Motorsport Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve/David Deacon/Ludwig Heimrath Sehcar C 6 Ford - 4:00.94 (203.593 km/h) | 53 - Ecule Superieure de Tourisme Chardonnet Francois Hesnault/Bernard Salam/Thierry Perrier Lancia LC 1/82 - 4:02.24 (202.500 km/h) |
| Linha 21 | 61 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. Jeff Allam/James Weaver/Steve Soper Mazda 717 C - 4:05.92 (199.470 km/h) | 60 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. Yoshimi Katayama/Takashi Yorino/Yojiro Terada Mazda 717 C - 4:06.13 (199.300 km/h) |
| Linha 22 | 64 - Hubert Striebig Hubert Striebig/Jacques Heuclin/Noel del Bello Sthemo CJ 01 BMW - 4:08.05 (197.757 km/h) | 90 - Angelo Pallavicini (Brun Motorsport) Leopold von Bayern/Jens Winther/Angelo Pallavicini BMW M1 - 4:10.37 (195.924 km/h) |
| Linha 23 | 95 - Equipe Alméras Fréres Jacques Almeras/Jean-Marie Almeras/Jacques Guillot Porsche 930 - 4:13.19 (193.742 km/h) | 94 - Claude Haldi Claude Haldi/Bernd Schiller/Gunther Steckkonig Porsche 930 - 4:14.20 (192.972 km/h) |
| Linha 24 | 92 - Georg Memminger Georg Memminger/Fritz Muller/Heinz Khun-Weiss Porsche 930 - 4:16.07 (191.563 km/h) | 93 - Chales Ivey Racing John Cooper/Paul Smith/David Ovey Porsche 930 - 4:18.26 (189.939 km/h) |
| Linha 25 | 96 - Michel Lateste Michel Lateste/Michel Bienvault/Raymond Touroul Porsche 930 - 4:23.80 (189.939 km/h) | 91 - Edgar Dören Jean-Marie Lemerle/Alain Yvon/Michael Krankenberg Porsche 930 - 4:31.26 (180.836 km/h) |
| Linha 26 | 97 - Raymond Boutinaud Patrick Gonin/Raymond Boutinaud/Alain le Page Porsche 928 S - 4:35.94 (177.769 km/h) |
