| 1 | Damon Graham Devereux Hill | GB |  | Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows A18 | Yamaha 3.0 V10 | Bridgestone |
| 2 | Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz | BR |  |
| 3 | Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve | CDN |  | Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW19 | Renault 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | D |  |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | D | | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Edmund Irvine Jr. | GB | |
| 7 | Jean Robert Alesi | F |  | Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B197 | Renault 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | A |  |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | A | |
| 9 | Mika Pauli Häkkinen | FIN |  | West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/12 | Mercedes 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 10 | David Marshall Coulthard | GB | |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | D | | B&H Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 197 | Peugeot 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | I |  |
| 14 | Olivier Denis Panis | F | | Prost Gauloises Blondes | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10 | Bridgestone |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | I | |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | J |  |
| 16 | John Paul Herbert | GB | | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 | Petronas 3.0 V10 | Goodyear |
| 17 | Nicola Giuseppe Larini | I | |
| 17 | Gianfranco Morbidelli | I | |
| 17 | Norberto Edgardo Fontana | RA |  |
| 18 | Johannes Franciscus Verstappen | NL |  | Tyrrell | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 3.0 V8
Ford ED5 3.0 V8 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Mika Juhani Salo | FIN | |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | J | | Minardi Team | Minardi M197 | Hart 3.0 V8 | Bridgestone |
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | I | |
| 21 | Tarso Anibal Sant'anna Marques | BR | |
| 22 | Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello | BR | | Stewart Ford | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | Bridgestone |
| 23 | Jan Ellegaard Magnussen | DK |  |
| 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | I | | Mastercard Lola F1 Team | Lola T97/30 | Ford EC 3.0 V8 | Bridgestone |
| 25 | Ricardo Rosset | BR | |
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