| NUMBER | NAME | TEAM | NATION |
| 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows Yamaha | Great Britain |
| 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows Yamaha | Brazil |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams Renault | Canada |
| 4 | Heinz-harald Frentzen | Williams Renault | Germany |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Germany |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Great Britain |
| 7 | Jean ALesi | Benetton Renault | France |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton Renault | Austria |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren Mercedes | Finland |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren Mercedes | Great Britain |
| 11 | Ralph Schumacher | Jordan Peugeot | Germany |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan Peugeot | Italy |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost Mugen Honda | France |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost Mugen Honda | Japan |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber Petronas | Great Britain |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber Petronas | Italy |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrell Ford | Holland |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrell Ford | Finland |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi Hart | Japan |
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi Hart | Italy |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Ford | Brazil |
| 23 | Ian Magnussen | Stewart Ford | Denmark |