Everyone else kept order behind, though Nannini, despite having no one in front of him with Prost's absence, was passed by the Williams' pair only a few corners after the start.
Todos os demais mantiveron a orde, aínda que Nannini, malia que non había ninguén diante del pola ausencia de Prost, foi adiantado polo par de Williams só unhas poucas curvas despois do inicio.