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 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Williams |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 6 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | McLaren |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton |
| 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell |
| 13 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan |
| 14 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Benetton |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier |
| 16 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber |
| 18 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi |
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus |
| 21 | Éric Bernard | Ligier |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Larrousse |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse |
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek |
| 25 | Philippe Adams | Team Lotus |
| 26 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek |