Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Benetton |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | Ferrari |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Larrousse |
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | March |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Jordan |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal |
| 19 | Bertrand Gachot | Larrousse |
| 20 | Paul Belmondo | March |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Ligier |
| 23 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara |
| 24 | Maurício Gugelmin | Jordan |
| 25 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell |