| NUMBER | NAME | TEAM | NATION |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren Mercedes | Finland |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren Mercedes | Great Britain |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Germany |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Great Britain |
| 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams Supertec | Italy |
| 6 | Ralph Schumacher | Williams Supertec | Germany |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan Mugen Honda | Great Britain |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan Mugen Honda | Germany |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton Playlife | Italy |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton Playlife | Austria |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber petronas | France |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber Petronas | Brazil |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Arrows Hart | Finland |
| 15 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows Hart | Spain |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Ford | Brazil |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart Ford | Great Britian |
| 18 | Olivier Panis | prost Peugeot | France |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Peugeot | Italy |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Minardi Ford | Spain |
| 21 | Marc Gene | Minardi Ford | Spain |
| 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR Honda | Canada |
| 23 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR Honda | Brazil |