| 1st | 9 | Allan McNish / Laurent Aiello / Stéphane Ortelli | Audi R8 | Audi Sport Team Joest | 3:36.6280 |
| 2nd | 8 | Frank Biela / Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8 | Audi Sport Team Joest | 3:37.2190 |
| 3rd | 7 | Michele Alboreto / Rinaldo Capello / Christian Abt | Audi R8 | Audi Sport Team Joest | 3:37.6950 |
| 4th | 21 | Mimmo Schiattarella / Didier de Radigues | Lola B2K/10 Rafanelli | Team Rafanelli SRL | 3:38.8070 |
| 5th | 17 | Philippe Gache / Gary Formato | Courage C60 Judd | SMG | 3:39.8060 |
| 6th | 24 | Jim Matthews / Stefan Johansson / Guy Smith | Reynard 2KQ Judd | Johansson Matthews Racing | 3:40.3130 |
| 7th | 23 | Masahiko Kageyama / Masami Kageyama | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S | TV Asahi Team Dragon | 3:40.5400 |
| 8th | 11 | Jan Magnussen / David Brabham / Mario Andretti | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S | Panoz Motorsports | 3:40.5900 |
| 9th | 20 | Tom Coronel / Jan Lammers | Lola B2K/10 Ford | Konrad Motorsport | 3:41.8900 |
| 10th | 12 | Hiroki Katou / Johnny O'Connell / Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S | Panoz Motorsports | 3:42.0600 |
| 11th | 3 | Eric Bernard / Emmanuel Collard / Franck Montagny | Cadillac Northstar LMP | DAMS | 3:43.0000 |
| 12th | 4 | Marc Goossens / Christophe Tinseau / Kristian Kolby | Cadillac Northstar LMP | DAMS | 3:44.4650 |
| 13th | 10 | John Nielsen / Thorkild Thyrring | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S | Team Den Bla Avis | 3:44.6300 |
| 14th | 2 | Max Angelelli / Wayne Taylor / Eric van de Poele | Cadillac Northstar LMP | Team Cadillac | 3:45.6200 |
| 15th | 22 | Masahiko Kondou / Keiichi Tsuchiya / Akira Iida | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S | TV Asahi Team Dragon | 3:45.9200 |
| 16th | 1 | Franck Lagorce / Butch Leitzinger / Andy Wallace | Cadillac Northstar LMP | Team Cadillac | 3:46.1900 |
| 17th | 15 | Thomas Bscher / Geoff Lees / Jean-Marc Gounon | BMW V12 LM | Thomas Bscher Promotion | 3:46.2200 |
| 18th | 16 | Emmanuel Clérico / Olivier Grouillard / Sébastien Bourdais | Courage C52 Peugeot | Pescarolo Sport | 3:46.2500 |
| 19th | 33 | Jordi Gene | Reynard 2KQ VW | ROC | 3:47.2700 |
| 20th | 34 | | Reynard 2KQ VW | ROC | 3:48.4300 |
| 21st | 5 | Yannick Dalmas / Olivier Beretta / Nicolas Minassian | Reynard 2KQ Mopar | Mopar Team Oreca | 3:48.4600 |
| 22nd | 35 | Richard Balandras | WR LMP Peugeot | Gerard Welter | 3:54.3900 |
| 23rd | 6 | Yannick Dalmas / Olivier Beretta | Reynard 2KQ Mopar | Mopar Team Oreca | 3:57.7000 |
| 24th | 63 | Ron Fellows / Chris Kneifel / Justin Bell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Corvette Racing/Gary Pratt | 3:58.4500 |
| 25th | 51 | Karl Wendlinger / Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 3:58.4500 |
| 26th | 52 | Marc Duez / Patrick Huisman | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 3:58.7600 |
| 27th | 54 | | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Paul Belmondo Racing | 3:58.9800 |
| 28th | 64 | | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Corvette Racing/Gary Pratt | 3:59.6000 |
| 29th | 53 | Anthony Beltoise / Ni Amorim | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:01.3300 |
| 30th | 59 | | Porsche 911 GT2 | Freisinger Motorsport | 4:02.0000 |
| 31st | 57 | | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Carsport Holland | 4:02.3000 |
| 32nd | 56 | | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Team Goh | 4:03.6000 |
| 33rd | 32 | | Lola B2K/40 Nissan | Multimatic Motorsport | 4:06.0000 |
| 34th | 83 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Dick Barbour | 4:07.8000 |
| 35th | 36 | Stéphane Daoudi | WR LMP Peugeot | Rachel Welter | 4:08.0000 |
| 36th | 60 | Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 4:08.0000 |
| 37th | 61 | | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing Int. Motorsport | 4:10.0000 |
| 38th | 31 | | Debora LMP299 BMW | Pierre Bruneau | 4:11.0000 |
| 39th | 77 | André Ahrlé | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Larbre Compétition | 4:11.1200 |
| 40th | 71 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Michael Colucci | 4:15.8000 |
| 41st | 76 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Seikel Motorsport | 4:16.0000 |
| 42nd | 82 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Skea Racing International | 4:17.0300 |
| 43rd | 81 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Haberthur Racing | 4:18.0000 |
| 44th | 80 | Bernard de Dryver | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 298720M1 Club-Renstal Excelsior | 4:18.2400 |
| 45th | 79 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Perspective Racing | 4:19.0300 |
| 46th | 78 | Thierry Depoix | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere | 4:19.2800 |
| 47th | 73 | Hideshi Matsuda | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Team Taisan Advan | 4:20.0000 |
| 48th | 72 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Racing Engineering | 4:20.0500 |
| 49th | 75 | | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Manthey Racing | 4:27.0000 |