The third lap began with a double-lead for Tyrell, both cars with few tire and no engine points, but did not go to pit. A wrong decision as shown later - Heidfeld's engine blew up only two moves after that in the first corner. Salo also went further, only Frentzen had to visit his pit, he had no tire-points left.
Meanwhile the crowd of Williams and Jaguars went to pit, the mechanics of Villeneuve and Berger did a good work, with the refreshed cars the two drivers could start their final attack. Hill did not have to pit and could give away his last position and took sixth place. On the straight to the sixth corner, fighting side-by-side with salo for 1st rank, the engine of the Tyrell was at the end so the last Tyrell in the race dropped out. After that Salo could drive home his (first) victory safely. Frentzen lost all but one of his tires at the fifth corner so Berger with an excellent finish overtook him in the last corners and went on second place in front of the Ferrari.
In the struggle for fourth place, Hill burned out his tires at the Campsa-Corner and Irvine blew up his engine there. Only Villeneuve drove a perfect line through this corner. Hill staid in front of the Jaguar until the last corner, where he could only drive in 4th gear and had to let pass by Villeneuve in 5th gear without opposition. The last car to reach the finish line was Zanardi on sixth place on move behind Hill.