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