San Marino Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Toleman |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Toleman |
| 11 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS |
| 13 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS |