Qoraal kooban oo faahfaahsan - Waxaa jiray laba darawal oo aan ka qeyb qaadan tartanka sannadkaas: Brian Henton, oo watay Theodore, iyo Héctor Rebaque, oo watay Brabham. Kooxda Spirit ayaa sidoo kale sameysay kulankeedii ugu horeeyay ee F1 ee dhacdada iyadoo ay la socdaan darawalka iswiidhishka ah ee Stefan Johansson iyo matoorkii ugu horreeyay ee Honda ee F1 ee loo yaqaan 'turbo-charged engine', kaas oo faallo-bixiyaha BBC Murray Walker uu sheegay inuu dhammaystiray kumanaan mayl oo tijaabooyin dhib la'aan ah. Tyrrell wuxuu watay hal darawal oo kaliya Michele Alboreto ayaa loo qorsheeyay inuu tartamo, laakiin waxay isku dhaceen wadadii uu u waday Lancia wareegga furitaanka ee Horyaalka Adduunka ee Monza. Taa badalkeed, saaxiibkiisa cusub ee kooxda, 32-jirka American Danny Sullivan, waxaa la siiyay fursad uu ku helo mayl badan xaaladaha tartanka isagoo kaliya dhameystiray labadii Grand Prix ee hore ee Brazil iyo Long Beach
Waxaad McLaren ayaa la hormartay gaariga John Watson, kaasoo ka soo guulaystay Long Beach labo isbuuc kahor. Arrows wuxuu la yimid laba baabuur, mid loogu talagalay 1980 Horyaalka Adduunka Alan Jones oo ah kii labaad (iyo kii ugu dambeeyay) ee uu u wado kooxda ka dib markii uu ku soo laabtay F1 ee Long Beach, iyo darawalka kooxda Chico Serra.