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 | David Coulthard | Williams |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Ligier |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | McLaren |
| 13 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 14 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Sauber |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell |
| 17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi |
| 18 | Luca Badoer | Minardi |
| 19 | Taki Inoue | Footwork |
| 20 | Massimiliano Papis | Footwork |
| 21 | Andrea Montermini | Pacific |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Forti |
| 23 | Roberto Moreno | Forti |
| 24 | Jean-Denis Délétraz | Pacific |