| 1 | Michael Schumacher | D |  | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 3.0 (046) V10 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Edmund Irvine Jr. | GB |  |
| 3 | Jean Robert Alesi | F |  | Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B196 | Renault 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | A |  |
| 5 | Damon Graham Devereux Hill | GB | | Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW18 | Renault 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve | CDN |  |
| 7 | Mika Pauli Häkkinen | FIN |  | Marlboro McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/11 | Mercedes 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 8 | David Marshall Coulthard | GB | |
| 9 | Olivier Denis Panis | F | | Ligier Gauloises Blondes | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz | BR |  |
| 11 | Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello | BR | | B&H Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 196 | Peugeot 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | GB | |
| 11 | Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello | BR | | Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 196 | Peugeot 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | GB | |
| 14 | John Paul Herbert | GB | | Red Bull Sauber Ford | Sauber C15 | Ford Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | D | |
| 16 | Ricardo Rosset | BR | | Footwork Hart | Footwork FA17 | Hart 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 17 | Johannes Franciscus Verstappen | NL |  |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | J |  | Tyrrell Yamaha | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Mika Juhani Salo | FIN | |
| 20 | José Pedro Mourão Nunes Lamy Viçoso | P |  | Minardi Team | Minardi M195B | Ford ED 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | I |  |
| 21 | Tarso Anibal Sant'anna Marques | BR | |
| 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | I | |
| 22 | Luca Badoer | I | | Forti Grand Prix | Forti FG01B
Forti FG03 | Ford EC 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 23 | Andrea Montermini | I | |
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