| 1st | 1 | Bernd Schneider / Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | AMG Mercedes | 1:28.5620 |
| 2nd | 2 | Ricardo Zonta / Klaus Ludwig | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | AMG Mercedes | 1:29.0020 |
| 3rd | 7 | Yannick Dalmas / Allan McNish | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche AG | 1:29.4510 |
| 4th | 8 | Bob Wollek / Jörg Müller | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche AG | 1:29.7260 |
| 5th | 3 | Eric Bernard / David Brabham | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | DAMS | 1:30.1350 |
| 6th | 6 | Michael Bartels / Armin Hahne | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Zakspeed Racing | 1:31.0190 |
| 7th | 12 | Marcel Tiemann / Jean-Marc Gounon | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Team Persson Motorsport | 1:32.2300 |
| 8th | 5 | Alexander Grau / Andreas Scheld | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Zakspeed Racing | 1:32.3590 |
| 9th | 11 | Bernd Mayländer / Christophe Bouchut | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Team Persson Motorsport | 1:32.9440 |
| 10th | 15 | Thomas Bscher / Geoff Lees | McLaren F1 GTR | Davidoff Classic | 1:34.6520 |
| 11th | 17 | Patrice Goueslard / Jack Leconte / Jean-Luc Chéreau | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | Larbre Competition | 1:36.1240 |
| 12th | 70 | Cor Euser / Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | Marcos Racing International | 1:38.6860 |
| 13th | 51 | Pedro Lamy / Olivier Beretta | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 1:39.1650 |
| 14th | 52 | Karl Wendlinger / Marc Duez | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 1:39.3740 |
| 15th | 56 | Stéphane Ortelli / Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing | 1:39.6120 |
| 16th | 66 | Altfrid Heger / Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 1:40.1640 |
| 17th | 57 | Bruno Eichmann / Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing | 1:40.6160 |
| 18th | 76 | Nigel Smith / Ernst Palmberger / Robert Nearn | Porsche 911 GT2 | Seikel Motorsport | 1:42.9870 |
| 19th | 65 | Martin Stretton / Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 1:43.0670 |
| 20th | 53 | Ni Amorim / Gary Ayles | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chamberlain Engineering | 1:43.1380 |
| 21st | 58 | André Ahrlé / Ratanakul Prutirat | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Sportsystem | 1:43.2520 |
| 22nd | 60 | Michel Neugarten / Gerd Ruch / Marco Spinelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 1:43.4970 |
| 23rd | 62 | Uwe Sick / Axel Rohr | Porsche 911 GT2 | Stadler Motorsport | 1:43.6250 |
| 24th | 63 | Michael Trunk / Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | Krauss Race Sports International | 1:43.9540 |
| 25th | 69 | Patrick Vuillaume / Gerold Ried | Porsche 911 GT2 | Proton Competition | 1:45.6560 |
| 26th | 96 | Horst Felbermayr / Horst Felbermayr, Jr. | Porsche 911 GT2 | Proton Competition | 1:46.5580 |
| 27th | 61 | Dieter Faehler / Kersten Jodexnis / Mauro Casadei | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 1:48.4970 |
| 28th | 78 | Kalman Bodis / Atila Brada / Herbert Jerish | Porsche 911 GT2 | Bovi Motorsport | 1:49.4330 |