| 1 | Nelson PIQUET | Camel Team Lotus Honda | Lotus | 100T | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Satoru NAKAJIMA | Camel Team Lotus Honda | Lotus | 100T | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 3 | Jonathan PALMER | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | 017 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Julian BAILEY | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | 017 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 5 | Nigel MANSELL | Canon Williams Team | Williams | FW12 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Riccardo PATRESE | Canon Williams Team | Williams | FW12 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 9 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 881 | Zakspeed | 1500/4 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Bernd SCHNEIDER | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 881 | Zakspeed | 1500/4 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 11 | Alain PROST | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | MP4/4 | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Ayrton SENNA | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | MP4/4 | Honda | RA168E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 14 | Philippe STREIFF | AGS Racing | AGS | JH23 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 15 | Mauricio GUGELMIN | Leyton House March Racing Team | March | 881 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 16 | Ivan CAPELLI | Leyton House March Racing Team | March | 881 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 17 | Derek WARWICK | USF&G Arrows Megatron | Arrows | A10B | Megatron | M12/13 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 18 | Eddie CHEEVER | USF&G Arrows Megatron | Arrows | A10B | Megatron | M12/13 L4 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 19 | Alessandro NANNINI | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B188 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 20 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B188 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 21 | Nicola LARINI | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1L | Osella | 890T V8 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 22 | Andrea De CESARIS | Rial Racing | Rial | ARC1 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 23 | Adrian CAMPOS | Lois Minardi Team | Minardi | M188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 24 | Luis PEREZ-SALA | Lois Minardi Team | Minardi | M188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 25 | René ARNOUX | Ligier Loto | Ligier | JS31 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 26 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Ligier Loto | Ligier | JS31 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 27 | Michele ALBORETO | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F187/88C | Ferrari | 033E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 28 | Gerhard BERGER | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F187/88C | Ferrari | 033E V6 t 1.5 | Goodyear |
| 29 | Yannick DALMAS | Larrousse & Calmels F1 | Lola | LC88 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Philippe ALLIOT | Larrousse & Calmels F1 | Lola | LC88 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 31 | Gabriele TARQUINI | Coloni SpA | Coloni | FC188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 32 | Oscar LARRAURI | Eurobrun Racing | Eurobrun | ER188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 33 | Stefano MODENA | Eurobrun Racing | Eurobrun | ER188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 36 | Alex CAFFI | BMS Scuderia Italia | Dallara | 188 | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Goodyear |