| NUMBER | NAME | TEAM | NATION |
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams Mechachrome | Canada |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams Mechachrome | Germany |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Germany |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Great Britain |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton Playlife | Italy |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton Playlife | Austria |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren Mercedes | Great Britain |
| 8 | mika Hakkinen | McLaren Mercedes | Finland |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan Honda | Great Britain |
| 10 | Ralph Schumacher | Jordan Honda | Germany |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost Peugeot | France |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Peugeot | Italy |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber Petronas | France |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber Petronas | Great Britain |
| 16 | pedro Diniz | Arrows Hart | Brazil |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows Hart | Finland |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Ford | Brazil |
| 19 | Ian Magnussen | Stewart Ford | Denmark |
| 20 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrell Ford | Japan |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrell Ford | Brazil |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi Ford | Japan |
| 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi Ford | Argentina |