The actual race needed three attempts to get underway: the first start was aborted when a fire marshal thought he saw a fire in the back of JJ Lehto's Dallara and jumped onto the track, while Grouillard stalled at the second start and was relegated to the back of the grid.
A carreira real necesitou tres intentos para poñerse en marcha: a primeira saída abortouse cando un xefe de bombeiros pensou que ollara un incendio na parte posterior do Dallara de JJ Lehto e saltou á pista, mentres Grouillard calou o coche na segunda saída e foi relegado á parte posterior da grella.