Grelha de partida
| A Negro O piloto que efectuou o melhor tempo nos treinos, em itálico o piloto que iniciou a corrida |
| Linha 1 | 2 - Rothmans Porsche Jochen Mass/Bob Wollek/Vern Schuppan Porsche 962 C - 3:15.99 (248.486 km/h) | 1 - Rothmans Porsche Derek Bell/Hans-Joachim Stuck/Al Holbert Porsche 962 C - 3:16.60 (247.715 km/h) |
| Linha 2 | 7 - Joest Racing Klaus Ludwig/Paolo Barilla/John Winter Porsche 956 - 3:17.11 (247.074 km/h) | 19 - Brun Motorsport Thierry Boutsen/Didier Theys/Alain Ferte Porsche 956 - 3:20.10 (243.382 km/h) |
| Linha 3 | 51 - Silk Cut Jaguar Eddie Cheever/Derek Warwick/Jean-Louis Schlesser Jaguar XJR-6 - 3:21.60 (241.571 km/h) | 17 - Brun Motorsport Oscar Larrauri/Jesus Pareja/Joel Gouhier Porsche 962 C - 3:23.47 (239.351 km/h) |
| Linha 4 | 52 - Silk Cut Jaguar Hans Heyer/Hurley Haywood/Brian Redman Jaguar XJR-6 - 3:24.95 (237.623 km/h) | 3 - Rothmans Porsche Vern Schuppan/Drake Olson Porsche 962 C - 3:25.34 (237.172 km/h) |
| Linha 5 | 62 - Kouros Racing Team Christian Danner/Dieter Quester/Henri Pescarolo Sauber C 8 Mercedes-Benz - 3:26.69 (235.622 km/h) | 13 - Primagaz Team Cougar (Courage Compétition) Pierre-Henri Raphanel/Alain de Cadenet/Yves Courage Courage C12 Porsche - 3:26.98 (235.292 km/h) |
| Linha 6 | 8 - Joest Racing John Morton/George Follmer/Kenper Miller Porsche 956 B - 3:27.37 (234.850 km/h) | 18 - Brun Motorsport Massimo Sigala/Frank Jelinsky/Walter Brun Porsche 962 C - 3:28.05 (234.082 km/h) |
| Linha 7 | 61 - Kouros Racing Team John Nielsen/Mike Thackwell Sauber C 8 Mercedes-Benz - 3:29.22 (232.773 km/h) | 53 - Silk Cut Jaguar Gianfranco Brancatelli/Win Percy/Hurley Haywood Jaguar XJR-6 - 3:29.24 (232.751 km/h) |
| Linha 8 | 10 - Porsche Kremer Racing Sarel van der Merwe/Jo Gartner/Kunimitsu Takahashi Porsche 962 C - 3:30.10 (231.798 km/h) | 14 - Liqui Moly / Richard Lloyd Racing Mauro Baldi/Price Cobb/Rob Dyson Porsche 956 B - 3:30.31 (231.567 km/h) |
| Linha 9 | 55 - John Fitzpatrick Racing Philippe Alliot/Michel Trolle/Paco Romero Porsche 962 C - 3:33.86 (227.723 km/h) | 41 - WM Secateva Jean-Daniel Raulet/Francois Migault/Michel Pignard WM P 85 Peugeot - 3:33.97 (227.606 km/h) |
| Linha 10 | 9 - Obermaier Racing Jurgen Lassig/Dudley Wood/Fulvio Ballabio Porsche 956 - 3:35.27 (226.231 km/h) | 33 - Danone Porsche España (John Fitzpatrick Racing) Emilio de Villota/Fermin Velez/George Fouche Porsche 956 B - 3:35.99 (225.477 km/h) |
| Linha 11 | 63 - Ernst Schuster Siegfried Brunn/Ernst Schuster/Rudi Seher Porsche 936 CJ - 3:37.42 (223.994 km/h) | 12 - Porsche Kremer Racing Pierre Yver/Hubert Striebig/Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 956 - 3:39.56 (221.811 km/h) |
| Linha 12 | 70 - Spice Engineering Gordon Spice/Ray Bellm/Jean-Michel Martin Spice Fiero SE 86 C Ford - 3:40.47 (220.895 km/h) | 23 - NISMO Nissan Motorsport Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Keiji Matsumoto/Aguri Suzuki Nissan 86 G - 3:41.49 (219.878 km/h) |
| Linha 13 | 171 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. Yojiro Katayama/Takashi Yorino/Yojiro Terada Mazda 757 - 3:43.31 (218.086 km/h) | 180 - Porsche AG Rene Metge/Claude Ballot-Lena Porsche 961 4x4 (4 WD) - 3:43.45 (218.047 km/h) |
| Linha 14 | 102 - Rossiaud / Del Bello Racing Bruno Sotty/Lucien Rossiaud/Noel del Bello Rondeau M 379 C Ford - 3:43.74 (217.667 km/h) | 74 - Gebhardt Racing Cars Stanley Dickens/Pierre de Thoisy/Jean-Francois Yvon Gebhardt JC 853 Ford - 3:44.57 (216.862 km/h) |
| Linha 15 | 170 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd David Kennedy/Pierre Dieudonne/Mark Galvin Mazda 757 - 3:44.74 (216.698 km/h) | 38 - Dome Co Ltd. Beppe Gabbiani/Eje Elgh/Toshio Suzuki Toyota 86 C-L - 3:45.25 (216.208 km/h) |
| Linha 16 | 47 - Graff Racing Jean-Philippe Grand/Jacques Gouchaux/Marc Menant Rondeau M 482 Ford - 3:47.17 (214.380 km/h) | 21 - Richard Cleare Racing Lionel Robert/Jack Newsun/Richard Cleare March 85 G Porsche - 3:47.32 (214.239 km/h) |
| Linha 17 | 32 - NISMO Nissan Motorsport James Weaver/Masahiro Hasemi/Takao Wada Nissan 85 G - 3:47.35 (214.211 km/h) | 100 - WM Secateva Pascal Pessiot/Roger Dorchy/Claude Haldi WM P 85 Peugeot - 3:48.55 (213.086 km/h) |
| Linha 18 | 45 - Patrick Oudet Vetir Racing Jean-Claude Justice/Patrick Oudet Rondeau M 382 Ford - 3:49.13 (212.547 km/h) | 95 - Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud/Roland Bassaler/Yvon Tapy Sauber SHS C6 BMW - 3:53.27 (208.774 km/h) |
| Linha 19 | 89 - Lucky Strike Schanche Martin Schanche/Torgeir Kleppe/Martin Birrane Argo JM 19 Zakspeed - 3:53.49 (208.578 km/h) | 90 - Jens Winther Team Castrol Jens Winther/David Mercer/Lars-Viggo Jensen URD C 83 BMW - 3:53.85 (208.257 km/h) |
| Linha 20 | 83 - Luigi Taverna Techno Racing Luigi Taverna/Toni Palma/Marco Vanoli Alba AR 3 Ford - 3:54.51 (207.670 km/h) | 36 - Tom's Co Ltd. Geoff Lees/Masanori Sekiya/Satoru Nakajima Toyota 86 C-L - 3:54.85 (207.370 km/h) |
| Linha 21 | 79 - Ecurie Ecosse Ray Mallock/David Leslie/Mike Wilds Ecosse C 286 Austin Rover - 3:55.35 (206.929 km/h) | 75 - ADA Engineering Ian Harrower/Evan Clements/Tom Dodd-Noble Gebhardt JC 843 Ford - 3:56.99 (205.497 km/h) |
| Linha 22 | 99 - Roy Baker Racing Tiga John Sheldon/Thorkild Thyrring/Nick Nicholson Tiga GC 286 Ford - 3:57.36 (205.177 km/h) | 92 - Automobiles Louis Descartes Louis Descartes/Jacques Heuclin ALD 02 BMW - 3:57.59 (204.978 km/h) |
| Linha 23 | 66 - Cosmik Racing Promotions Costas Los/Raymond Touroul/Neil Crang March 84 G Porsche - 3:59.21 (203.590 km/h) | 97 - Roy Baker Racing Tiga Mike Allisson/Tom Frank/Val Musetti Tiga GC 285 Ford - 3:59.60 (203.259 km/h) |
| Linha 24 | 72 - John Bartlett Racing / Goodmans Sound Nick Adams/Richard Jones/Robin Donovan Bardon DB 1 Ford - 3:59.97 (202.945 km/h) | 98 - Roy Baker Racing Tiga Duncan Bain/Mike Hall/David Andrews Tiga GC 286 Ford - 4:02.78 (200.596 km/h) |
| Linha 25 | 78 - Ecurie Ecosse Les Delano/John Hotchkiss/Andy Petery Ecosse C 285 Ford - 4:03.98 (199.610 km/h) | 111 - MK Motorsport / Waterloo Motors Pascal Witmeur/Michael Krankenberg/Jean-Paul Libert BMW M1 - 4:08.68 (195.837 km/h) |
