Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit
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 | Alain Prost | Williams |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Ligier |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton |
| 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork |
| 11 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan |
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Ligier |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Footwork |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell |
| 19 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan |
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus |
| 21 | Érik Comas | Larrousse |
| 22 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Minardi |
| 23 | Pedro Lamy | Team Lotus |
| 24 | Toshio Suzuki | Larrousse |