| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus 100T | Honda RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Camel Team Lotus Honda |
| 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 100T | Honda RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Camel Team Lotus Honda |
| 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Tyrrell Racing Organisation |
| 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Tyrrell Racing Organisation |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW12 | Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Canon Williams Team |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12 | Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Canon Williams Team |
| 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 1500/4 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear | West Zakspeed Racing |
| 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 1500/4 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear | West Zakspeed Racing |
| 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Honda Marlboro McLaren |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Honda Marlboro McLaren |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | AGS Racing |
| 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March 881 | Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Leyton House March Racing Team |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | March 881 | Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Leyton House March Racing Team |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10B | Megatron M12/13 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear | USF&G Arrows Megatron |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10B | Megatron M12/13 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear | USF&G Arrows Megatron |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Benetton Formula Ltd |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Benetton Formula Ltd |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella FA1L | Osella 890T V8 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Osella Squadra Corse |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial ARC1 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Rial Racing |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Lois Minardi Team |
| 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Lois Minardi Team |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Ligier Loto |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS31 | Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Ligier Loto |
| 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F187/88C | Ferrari 033E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F187/88C | Ferrari 033E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Larrousse & Calmels F1 |
| 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Larrousse & Calmels F1 |
| 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni FC188B | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Coloni SpA |
| 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun ER188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Eurobrun Racing |
| 33 | Stefano Modena | Eurobrun ER188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | Eurobrun Racing |
| 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara 188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear | BMS Scuderia Italia |