Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | 1:32:58.072 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 51 | + 17.384 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 51 | + 17.694 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 51 | + 1:20.441 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 51 | + 1:25.576 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 51 | + 1:36.479 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 50 | + 1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 (1) | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 50 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 50 | Out of Fuel | 12 | |
| 10 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 50 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 49 | + 2 Laps | 8 | |
| 12 (2) | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 49 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 13 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 48 | + 3 Laps | 24 | |
| 14 (3) | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford | 47 | + 4 Laps | 22 | |
| 15 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 46 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 44 | Out of Fuel | 17 | |
| Ret | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 43 | Out of Fuel | 23 | |
| Ret | 14 | Roberto Moreno | AGS-Ford | 38 | Electrical | 26 | |
| Ret | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 35 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 32 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 26 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 16 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 13 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 13 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 2 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNS | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 0 | Accident |
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