| 1 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | F |  | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari F1-90
Ferrari F1-90-2 | Ferrari 3.5 V12 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Nigel Ernest James Mansell | GB |  |
| 3 | Satoru Nakajima | J |  | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 018
Tyrrell 019 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli |
| 4 | Jean Robert Alesi | F | |
| 5 | Thierry Marc Boutsen | B |  | Canon Williams Team | Williams FW13B | Renault 3.5 V10 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | I |  |
| 7 | Gregor Foitek | CH |  | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT58 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Pirelli |
| 7 | David Philip Brabham | AUS |  | Brabham BT59 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | I | | Brabham BT58
Brabham BT59 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | I | | Footwork Arrows Racing | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Bernd Schneider | D |  | Arrows A11
Arrows A11B |
| 10 | Alessandro Caffi | I | | Arrows A11B |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | GB | | Camel Team Lotus | Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3.5 V12 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Hugh Martin Donnelly | GB | |
| 12 | John Paul Herbert | GB | |
| 14 | Oliver Grouillard | F | | Fondmetal Osella | Osella FA1M89
Osella FA1ME | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | BR |  | Leyton House Racing | Leyton House CG901 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 16 | Ivan Franco Capelli | I | |
| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | I | | Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | AGS JH24
AGS JH25 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Yannik Dalmas | F | |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | I | | Benetton Formula | Benetton B189B
Benetton B190 | Ford HB 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Roberto Pupo Moreno | BR | | Benetton B190 |
| 20 | Nélson Piquet Souto Maior | BR | | Benetton B189B
Benetton B190 |
| 21 | Gianfranco Morbidelli | I | | Scuderia Italia | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli |
| 21 | Emanuele Pirro | I | |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | I | |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | I | | SCM Minardi Team | Minardi M189
Minardi M190 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli |
| 24 | Paolo Barilla | I | |
| 24 | Gianfranco Morbidelli | I | | Minardi M190 |
| 25 | Nicola Giuseppe Larini | I | | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS33B
Ligier JS33C | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | F | |
| 27 | Ayrton Senna Da Silva | BR | | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren MP4/5B | Honda 3.5 V10 | Goodyear |
| 28 | Gerhard Berger | A |  |
| 29 | Éric Bernard | F | | Espo Larrousse F1 | Lola LC89B
Lola 90 | Lamborghini 3.5 V12 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Aguri Suzuki | J | |
| 31 | Bertrand Gachot | F | | Subaru Coloni Racing | Coloni C3B | Subaru 3.5 F12 | Goodyear |
| 31 | Bertrand Gachot | F | | Coloni Racing | Coloni C3C | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 33 | Roberto Pupo Moreno | BR | | Euro Brun Racing | Euro Brun ER-189B | Judd 3.5 V8 | Pirelli |
| 34 | Claudio Langes | I | |
| 35 | Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson | S |  | Moneytron Onyx Formula One | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear |
| 35 | Gregor Foitek | CH | | Onyx ORE-2 |
| 36 | Jyrki Juhani Järvilehto | FIN |  | Onyx ORE-1
Onyx ORE-2 |
| 39 | Gary Brabham | AUS | | Life Racing Engines | Life F190 | Life 3.5 W12 | Goodyear |
| 39 | Bruno Giacomelli | I | | Life 3.5 W12
Judd 3.5 V8 |
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