The Drivers Standings
After the last Grand Prix
| Position | Name | Team | points |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 76 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Scuderia Ferrari | 74 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 54 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 48 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari | 44 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 35 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrrichello | Stewart-Ford Zetec-R | 21 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Zetec-R | 15 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Supertec | 13 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Scuderia Ferrari | 10 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 7 |
| = | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 7 |
| 13 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Supertec | 3 |
| = | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 3 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 2 |
| = | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 2 |
| 16 | Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford-Cosworth | 1 |
| = | Pedro de la Rosa | TWR Arrows-Yamaha | 1 |
| - | Alex Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 0 |
| - | Toranosuke Takagi | TWR Arrows-Yamaha | 0 |
| - | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford-Cosworth | 0 |
| - | Jacques Villeneuve | British American Racing | 0 |
| - | Ricardo Zonta | British American Racing | 0 |