Portuguese Grand Prix
Autódromo do Estoril
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Williams |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Footwork |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | Ligier |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Ligier |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber |
| 13 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Team Lotus |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Larrousse |
| 23 | Emanuele Naspetti | Jordan |
| 24 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola |
| 26 | Luca Badoer | Lola |