| Nr | Crew | Nat | Car/Entrant | Gr |
| 1 | Makinen, Tommi Mannisenmaki, Risto | FI FI | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Mitsubishi Ralliart | A8 |
| 2 | Burns, Richard Reid, Robert | GB GB | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Mitsubishi Ralliart | A8 |
| 3 | McRae, Colin Grist, Nicky | GB GB | Subaru Impreza WRC98 555 Subaru World Rally Team | A8 |
| 4 | Liatti, Piero Pons, Fabrizia | IT IT | Subaru Impreza WRC98 555 Subaru World Rally Team | A8 |
| 5 | Sainz, Carlos Moya, Luis | ES ES | Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Castrol | A8 |
| 6 | Auriol, Didier Giraudet, Denis | FR FR | Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Castrol | A8 |
| 7 | Kankkunen, Juha Repo, Juha | FI FI | Ford Escort WRC Ford Motor Co Ltd | A8 |
| 8 | Vatanen, Ari Gallagher, Fred | FI GB | Ford Escort WRC Ford Motor Co Ltd | A8 |
| 9 | Katto, Emmanuel Gitau, Frank | UG KE | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) Emmanuel Katto | A8 |
| 10 | Dor, Frederic Gormley, Kevin | FR GB | Subaru Impreza 555 Frederic Dor | A8 |
| 11 | Rovanpera, Harri Silander, Voitto | FI FI | Seat Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2 Seat Sport | A7 |
| 12 | Rosenberger, Kristopher Carlsson, Per | AT SE | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V Sawfish Racing | A7 |
| 14 | Stohl, Manfred Gerlach, Kay | AT DE | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Manfred Stohl | N4 |
| 15 | Gomez Marco, Oriol Marti Moreno, Marc | ES ES | Seat Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2 Seat Sport | A7 |
| 16 | Baumschlager, Raimund Wicha, Klaus | AT DE | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V Sawfish Racing | A7 |
| 17 | Njiru, Patrick Webb, Gillian | KE KE | Subaru Impreza Patrick Njiru | N4 |
| 18 | Climent, Luis Romani, Alex | ES ES | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Luis Climent | N4 |
| 19 | Brighetti, Marco Sidi, Abdul | KE KE | Subaru Impreza 555 Marco Brighetti | A8 |
| 20 | Stohl, Rudolf Bertl, Jurgen | AT DE | Audi Coupe S2 Rudolf Stohl | A8 |
| 21 | Hirji, Karim Nekusa, Frank | UG UG | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) Karim Hirji | A8 |
| 22 | Tilbury, Mark Kirk, Bill | GB KE | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R Mark Tilbury | N4 |
| 23 | Kuzaj, Leszek Geborys, Krzysztof | PL PL | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Leszek Kuzaj | N4 |
| 24 | Kahumbura, Jim Macharia, Dave | KE KE | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) Jim Kahumbura | N4 |
| 25 | Bailey, Paul Sehmi, Raju | KE KE | Subaru Impreza Paul Bailey | N4 |
| 26 | Lloyd, John Amandini, Paul | GB GB | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV John Lloyd | A8 |
| 27 | Khan, Jamil Stone, Peter | KE KE | Subaru Impreza Jamil Khan | N4 |
| 28 | Anwar, Azar Yusuf, Farakh | KE KE | Subaru Legacy RS Azar Anwar | N4 |
| 29 | Patel, Chitranjan Patel, Praful | KE KE | Ford Escort RS Cosworth Chitranjan Patel | N4 |
| 31 | Kimathi, Phineas Saleh, Mahesh | KE KE | Hyundai Coupe Phineas Kimathi | A7 |
| 32 | Font, Ferran Sureda, Joan | AD ES | Seat Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2 Andorra Auto Club | A7 |
| 34 | Green, Rory Taylor, Orson | KE KE | Hyundai Elantra Rory Green | A7 |
| 35 | Miikkulainen, Antero Mustalahti, Kari | FI FI | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R Antero Miikkulainen | N4 |
| 36 | Wahome, Jimmy Muriuki, Tom | KE KE | Hyundai Coupe Jimmy Wahome | A7 |
| 37 | Koseki, Takayuki Khan, Arshad | JP KE | Subaru Forester Takayuki Koseki | N4 |
| 38 | Chager, Baldev Khan, Tinu | KE KE | Subaru Legacy RS Baldev Chager | A8 |
| 39 | Anwar, Asad Wood, Nick | KE KE | Daewoo Cielo Asad Anwar | N2 |
| 40 | Kibiti, Gregory Mwangi, George | KE KE | Hyundai Coupe Gregory Kibiti | A7 |
| 41 | Nteere, Washington Dennis, Roy | KE GB | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II Washington Nteere | A8 |
| 42 | Smith, Don Bates, Simon | KE KE | Ford Escort RS Cosworth Don Smith | A8 |
| 45 | Essajee, Shadid Kuroe, Kenichi | KE JP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Shadid Essajee | N4 |
| 46 | Ndeti, Maluki Mbela, Tony | KE KE | Daewoo Cielo Maluki Ndeti | N2 |
| 47 | Murji, Shahnawaz Abdulla, Fayrid | GB KE | Subaru Impreza Shahnawaz Murji | N4 |
| 48 | Cavenagh, Alastair Cavenagh, Adrian | KE KE | Subaru Impreza Alastair Cavenagh | N4 |
| 50 | Boyd-Moss, Robin Handley, George | GB GB | Ford Escort RS Cosworth Robin Boyd-Moss | N4 |
| 52 | Hagy, Bill Jackson, Jonathan | KE KE | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Bill Hagy | A8 |
| 53 | Gacheru, Martin Mwangi, Muturi | KE KE | Subaru Legacy RS Martin Gacheru | N4 |
| 55 | Karwigi, Peter Njoroge, George | KE KE | Subaru Legacy RS Peter Karwigi | N4 |
| 56 | Sehmi, Paramjit Shaikh, Kashif | KE KE | Subaru Impreza Paramjit Sehmi | N4 |
| 57 | Jutley, Raj Singh, Shammi | KE KE | Peugeot 205 GTI Raj Jutley | A7 |