The Japanese engine was unreliable and drivers Bernd Schneider (former German Formula 3 champion) and the rookie Aguri Suzuki struggled to pre-qualify the car.
O motor xaponés non era fiable e os pilotos Bernd Schneider (antigo campión alemán de Fórmula 3) e o novato Aguri Suzuki loitaron para pre-cualificar o coche.