Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Renault |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Williams |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS |
| 13 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo |
| 15 | Corrado Fabi | Brabham |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Williams |
| 17 | François Hesnault | Ligier |
| 18 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman |
| 19 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella |
| 20 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell |