| 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Danka Arrows Yamaha |
| 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Danka Arrows Yamaha |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Rothmans Williams Renault |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Rothmans Williams Renault |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Mild Seven Benetton Renault |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Mild Seven Benetton Renault |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren MP4/12 | Mercedes FO 110E V10 3.0 | Goodyear | West McLaren Mercedes |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren MP4/12 | Mercedes FO 110E V10 3.0 | Goodyear | West McLaren Mercedes |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | B&H Total Jordan Peugeot |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | B&H Total Jordan Peugeot |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost JS45 | Mugen Honda MF-301HB V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Prost Gauloises Blondes |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost JS45 | Mugen Honda MF-301HB V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Prost Gauloises Blondes |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber C16 | Petronas SPE-01 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Red Bull Sauber Petronas |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber C16 | Petronas SPE-01 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Red Bull Sauber Petronas |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell 025 | Ford Cosworth ED4 V8 3.0 | Goodyear | PIAA Tyrrell |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell 025 | Ford Cosworth ED4 V8 3.0 | Goodyear | PIAA Tyrrell |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 AV7 V8 3.0 | Bridgestone | Minardi F1 Team |
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 AV7 V8 3.0 | Bridgestone | Minardi F1 Team |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart SF01 | Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford |
| 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart SF01 | Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford |