| Nr | Crew | Nat | Car/Entrant | Gr |
| 1 | Makinen, Tommi
Harjanne, Seppo | FI
FI | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | A8 |
| 2 | Burns, Richard
Reid, Robert | GB
GB | Mitsubishi Carisma GT
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | A8 |
| 3 | McRae, Colin
Grist, Nicky | GB
GB | Subaru Impreza WRC97
555 Subaru World Rally Team | A8 |
| 4 | Eriksson, Kenneth
Parmander, Staffan | SE
SE | Subaru Impreza WRC97
555 Subaru World Rally Team | A8 |
| 5 | Sainz, Carlos
Moya, Luis | ES
ES | Ford Escort WRC
Ford Motor Co Ltd | A8 |
| 6 | Kankkunen, Juha
Repo, Juha | FI
FI | Ford Escort WRC
Ford Motor Co Ltd | A8 |
| 7 | Trelles, Gustavo
del Buono, Jorge | UY
AR | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Gustavo Trelles | N4 |
| 8 | Bourne, Peter
Vincent, Graig | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza 555
Subaru Australia | A8 |
| 9 | Rovanpera, Harri
Silander, Voitto | FI
FI | Seat Ibiza GTi 16V
Seat Sport | A7 |
| 10 | McAndrew, Joe
Haldane, Robert | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza 555
Joe McAndrew | A8 |
| 11 | Gomez Marco, Oriol
Marti Moreno, Marc | ES
ES | Seat Ibiza GTi 16V
Seat Sport | A7 |
| 12 | Bates, Neal
Taylor, Coral | AU
AU | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)
Neal Bates | A8 |
| 14 | Kataoka, Yoshihiro
Hayashi, Satoshi | JP
JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Team Advan-PIAA | N4 |
| 15 | Gottlicher, Kurt
Heider, Petra | AT
DE | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Kurt Gottlicher | N4 |
| 16 | Miyoshi, Hideaki
Nakahara, Yoshimasa | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza
Subaru Rally Team Japan | N4 |
| 17 | Tajima, Nobuhiro
Runnalls, Ross | JP
AU | Suzuki Baleno Kit Car
Nobuhiro Tajima | A7 |
| 18 | Graham, Greg
MacNeall, Glenn | NZ
AU | Subaru Impreza 555
Subaru Australia | A8 |
| 19 | Argyle, Geoff
Bennett, Raymond | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Ralliart New Zealand | A8 |
| 20 | Dor, Frederic
Gormley, Kevin | FR
GB | Subaru Impreza 555
Frederic Dor | A8 |
| 21 | Bell, Wayne
Stewart, Iain | AU
AU | Hyundai Coupe Kit Car
Hyundai Rally Sport | A7 |
| 22 | Singh, Karamjit
Oh, Allen | MY
MY | Proton Wira 4WD
Petronas EON Racing Team | N4 |
| 23 | Nicoli, Robert
Carlton, Jim | AU
AU | Hyundai Coupe Kit Car
Hyundai Rally Sport | A7 |
| 24 | Sufan, Raul
Christie, Martin | AR
AR | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)
H.F. Grifone | A8 |
| 25 | Taguchi, Katsuhiko
Gocentas, Fred | JP
AU | Proton Wira 4WD
Petronas EON Racing Team | N4 |
| 26 | Jones, Reece
Bult, Leo | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Reece Jones | N4 |
| 27 | Roestenburg, Marty
Judd, Jeff | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Marty Roestenburg | N4 |
| 28 | Stokes, Brian
Cowan, Garry | NZ
NZ | Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Brian Stokes | A8 |
| 29 | Konishi, Shigeyuki
Sircombe, Tony | JP
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Shigeyuki Konishi | N4 |
| 30 | Meekings, Ross
Adamson, Greg | NZ
NZ | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)
Ross Meekings | A8 |
| 31 | Teshigawara, Hikaru
Sato, Tadayoshi | JP
JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Hikaru Teshigawara | N4 |
| 32 | Marshall, Nick
Gilbert, Christian | NZ
FR | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Nick Marshall | N4 |
| 33 | Kawano, Tomoji
Smith, Colin | JP
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Tomoji Kawano | N4 |
| 34 | Holmes, Kevin
Judd, Daryll | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Kevin Holmes | N4 |
| 35 | Ramsay, Chris
O'Hagen, Shane | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Chris Ramsay | A8 |
| 36 | Dracone, Paolo
Dutto, Didi | IT
IT | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)
Paolo Dracone | A8 |
| 37 | Hawkeswood, Andrew
Davis, Roger | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Andrew Hawkeswood | A8 |
| 38 | Nakamura, Masayuki
Nakamura, Hideko | JP
JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
Masayuki Nakamura | N4 |
| 39 | Bawden, Todd
Grove, Jeff | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Todd Bawden | N4 |
| 40 | Scott, Lewis
Black, Jane | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
Lewis Scott | A8 |
| 41 | Takahashi, Nobuaki
Takahashi, Masako | JP
JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Nobuaki Takahashi | N4 |
| 42 | Green, Brian
Jenkinson, Stuart | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Brian Green | A8 |
| 43 | Yoshino, Masahiro
Kogure, Hiroaki | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza
Masahiro Yoshino | N4 |
| 44 | Day, Peter
Robb, Jim | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza 555
Peter Day | A8 |
| 45 | Kobayashi, Wakujiro
Yamamoto, Mitsuhiro | JP
JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Wakujiro Kobayashi | N4 |
| 46 | Leach, Wayne
Burborough, Paul | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza 555
Wayne Leach | A8 |
| 47 | Matsuno, Takemi
Konno, Masaki | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza
Takemi Matsuno | N4 |
| 48 | Hotchin, Mark
Fenning, Warren | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Mark Hotchin | N4 |
| 49 | Owen, David
Lindsay, Paul | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza
David Owen | N4 |
| 50 | Chan, Chi Wah
Tang, Po Ling | CN
CN | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Chi Wah Chan | N4 |
| 51 | Stewart, Malcolm
Fletcher, Mike | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Malcolm Stewart | A8 |
| 52 | Easton, Ian
Boyle, Christopher | NZ
NZ | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Ian Easton | A8 |
| 54 | Koizumi, Tatsuo
Yoshimochi, Tatsuro | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza
Tatsuo Koizumi | N4 |
| 55 | Nakano, Ichiro
Scott, Rob | JP
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Ichiro Nakano | N4 |
| 56 | Pilcher, Stephen
van der Velden, John | NZ
NL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Stephen Pilcher | A8 |
| 57 | Tam, Pak Wing
Look, Kenneth | CN
CN | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
Pak Wing Tam | N4 |
| 59 | Buist, Deane
Buist, Brent | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Deane Buist | A6 |
| 60 | Strong, Dave
McKenzie, Bruce | NZ
NZ | Daihatsu Charade GTI
Dave Strong | A6 |
| 61 | Okada, Michimasa
Masuda, Yoshihiro | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza 555
Michimasa Okada | A8 |
| 63 | Lowry, David
Leigh, Duncan | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza
David Lowry | N4 |
| 64 | Araki, Toshio
Suzuki, Kazuto | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza
Toshio Araki | N4 |
| 65 | Martin, Dermot
Hewlett, James | NZ
NZ | Toyota Corolla
Dermot Martin | A6 |
| 66 | Furuno, Atsushi
Sugimura, Takuya | JP
JP | Subaru Impreza
Atsushi Furuno | N4 |
| 67 | Marshall, Scott
Vaughan, Scott | NZ
NZ | Peugeot 306
Scott Marshall | A7 |
| 68 | Wu, Pak Hon
Wong, Wai Shing | CN
CN | Subaru Impreza
Pak Hon Wu | N4 |
| 69 | Dunlop, Dexter
Johnstone, Rex | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Dexter Dunlop | N4 |
| 70 | Watson, Eric
Scott, Kim | NZ
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Eric Watson | N4 |
| 71 | Suzuki, Ayako
Yamamoto, Masako | JP
JP | Toyota Corolla
Ayako Suzuki | A6 |
| 72 | Svendsen, Hans Peter
Askbo, Carsten | DK
DK | Peugeot 106
Hans Peter Svendsen | N1 |
| 73 | Sasaki, Kenji
Oakley, Roger | JP
NZ | Subaru Impreza
Kenji Sasaki | N4 |
| 74 | Aitken, Grant
Andrews, Ralph | NZ
NZ | Suzuki Baleno
Grant Aitken | A6 |
| 75 | Liston, Grant
McCorquodale, Ross | NZ
NZ | Suzuki Baleno
Grant Liston | A6 |
| 76 | Hooper, Alan
Dodunski, Jim | NZ
NZ | Peugeot 106
Alan Hooper | A6 |
| 77 | Hirayama, Kazuhiro
Kitagawa, Kyoko | JP
JP | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
Kazuhiro Hirayama | N4 |
| 78 | Merkin, Fred
Aimers, Tony | NZ
NZ | Suzuki Baleno
Fred Merkin | A6 |
| 79 | Templeman, Daynom
Arrowsmith, Cathy | NZ
NZ | Honda Civic
Daynom Templeman | A6 |
| 80 | Kershaw, John
Buckman, Jane | NZ
NZ | Honda Civic
John Kershaw | A6 |
| 82 | Nakadai, Shoichi
Yamagishi, Norimasa | JP
JP | Subaru Vivio
Shoichi Nakadai | N1 |
| 83 | Sollitt, Murray
McIntosh, Craig | NZ
NZ | Toyota Starlet
Murray Sollitt | A5 |
| 84 | Leeson, Kevin
Atkinson, Richard | NZ
NZ | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)
Kevin Leeson | N4 |
| 85 | Tochihara, Masahiro
Seita, Keiji | JP
JP | Subaru Vivio
Masahiro Tochihara | N1 |
| 86 | Frederickson, Paul
Chapman, Cameron | NZ
NZ | Suzuki Baleno
Paul Frederickson | A6 |
| 87 | Izumi, Yuji
Izumi, Tomomi | JP
JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Yuji Izumi | N4 |
| 88 | White, Keith
Roberts, Stuart | NZ
NZ | Honda Civic
Keith White | A6 |
