| 1 | Ayrton SENNA | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | MP4/5 | Honda | RA109E V10 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 2 | Alain PROST | Honda Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | MP4/5 | Honda | RA109E V10 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 3 | Jonathan PALMER | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | 017B | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 4 | Michele ALBORETO | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | 017B | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 5 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Canon Williams Team | Williams | FW12C | Renault | RS1 V10 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 6 | Riccardo PATRESE | Canon Williams Team | Williams | FW12C | Renault | RS1 V10 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 7 | Martin BRUNDLE | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham | BT58 | Judd | EV V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 8 | Stefano MODENA | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham | BT58 | Judd | EV V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 9 | Derek WARWICK | Arrows Grand Prix International | Arrows | A11 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 10 | Eddie CHEEVER | Arrows Grand Prix International | Arrows | A11 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 11 | Nelson PIQUET | Camel Team Lotus | Lotus | 101 | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 12 | Satoru NAKAJIMA | Camel Team Lotus | Lotus | 101 | Judd | CV 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 | Nicola LARINI | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1M | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 18 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1M | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 19 | Alessandro NANNINI | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B188 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 20 | Johnny HERBERT | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B188 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 21 | Alex CAFFI | BMS Scuderia Italia | Dallara | 189 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 22 | Andrea De CESARIS | BMS Scuderia Italia | Dallara | 189 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 23 | Pierluigi MARTINI | Minardi F1 Team | Minardi | M188B | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 24 | Luis PEREZ-SALA | Minardi F1 Team | Minardi | M188B | Ford Cosworth | DFZ V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 25 | René ARNOUX | Ligier Loto | Ligier | JS33 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 26 | Olivier GROUILLARD | Ligier Loto | Ligier | JS33 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 27 | Nigel MANSELL | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 640 | Ferrari | 035/5 V12 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 28 | Gerhard BERGER | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 640 | Ferrari | 035/5 V12 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 29 | Yannick DALMAS | Larrousse & Calmels F1 | Lola | LC88B | Lamborghini | 3512 V12 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 30 | Philippe ALLIOT | Larrousse & Calmels F1 | Lola | LC88B | Lamborghini | 3512 V12 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 31 | Roberto MORENO | Coloni SpA | Coloni | FC188B | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 32 | Pierre-Henri RAPHANEL | Coloni SpA | Coloni | FC188B | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 33 | Gregor FOITEK | Eurobrun Racing | Eurobrun | ER188B | Judd | CV V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 34 | Bernd SCHNEIDER | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 891 | Yamaha | OX88 V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 35 | Aguri SUZUKI | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 891 | Yamaha | OX88 V8 3.5 | Pirelli |
| 36 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Moneytron Onyx Formula One | Onyx | ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 37 | Bertrand GACHOT | Moneytron Onyx Formula One | Onyx | ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 38 | Christian DANNER | Rial Racing | Rial | ARC2 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 39 | Volker WEIDLER | Rial Racing | Rial | ARC2 | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 40 | Philippe STREIFF | AGS Racing | AGS | JH23B | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |
| 41 | Joachim WINKELHOCK | AGS Racing | AGS | JH23B | Ford Cosworth | DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear |