| 1st | 35 | Schneider / Ludwig / Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | AMG Mercedes | 3:35.5440 | 227.2300 | 3:37.5430 |
| 2nd | 28 | Brundle / Collard / Hélary | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsport | 3:36.5520 | | 3:36.5520 |
| 3rd | 36 | Gounon / Bouchut / Zonta | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | AMG Mercedes | 3:36.9010 | | 3:38.0770 |
| 4th | 25 | Alzen / Wollek / Müller | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche AG | 3:38.0840 | | 3:38.8630 |
| 5th | 26 | McNish / Ortelli / Aiello | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche AG | 3:38.4070 | | 3:38.7420 |
| 6th | 2 | Martini / Cecotto / Winkelhock | BMW V12 Le Mans | Team BMW Motorsport | 3:38.8290 | | 3:41.9750 |
| 7th | 29 | Boutsen / Kelleners / Lees | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsport | 3:40.0420 | | 3:40.0420 |
| 8th | 27 | Tsuchiya / Katayama / Suzuki | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsport | 3:40.4720 | | 3:40.4720 |
| 9th | 7 | Alboreto / Johansson / Dalmas | Porsche LMP1/98 | Porsche AG | 3:40.5030 | | 3:41.2210 |
| 10th | 30 | Nielsen / Lagorce / Krumm | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:40.6490 | | 3:47.9710 |
| 11th | 45 | Brabham / Wallace / Davies | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | Panoz Motor Sports | 3:40.7300 | | 3:40.7300 |
| 12th | 1 | Stuck / Kristensen / Soper | BMW V12 Le Mans | Team BMW Motorsport | 3:41.5990 | | 3:42.3230 |
| 13th | 31 | Lammers / Comas / Montermini | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:41.6210 | | 3:42.1190 |
| 14th | 32 | Hoshino / Suzuki / Kageyama | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:42.3970 | | 3:44.1980 |
| 15th | 14 | Ekblom / Gay / Tsuchiya | Courage C51 Nissan | Courage Compétition | 3:43.2440 | | 3:47.0010 |
| 16th | 13 | Goossens / Belloc / Cottaz | Courage C51 Nissan | Courage Compétition | 3:43.4710 | | 3:43.6410 |
| 17th | 5 | Boullion / Sospiri / Policand | Ferrari 333 SP 98 | Jabouille-Bouresche | 3:44.4580 | | 3:44.4580 |
| 18th | 44 | Bernard / Tinseau / O'Connell | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | Panoz Motor Sports | 3:44.6020 | | 3:48.2640 |
| 19th | 33 | Kageyama / Motoyama / Kurosawa | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:45.2930 | | 3:50.2450 |
| 20th | 8 | Weaver / Raphanel / Murry | Porsche LMP1/98 | Porsche AG | 3:45.4520 | | 3:52.3850 |
| 21st | 3 | Baldi / Moretti / Theys | Ferrari 333 SP | Moretti Racing Inc. | 3:45.7550 | | 3:46.4690 |
| 22nd | 12 | Taylor / van de Poele / Velez | Ferrari 333 SP | Doyle Risi Racing | 3:46.2890 | | 3:50.0390 |
| 23rd | 41 | Pirro / Bscher / Capello | McLaren F1 GTR | Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren | 3:50.5660 | | 3:54.8060 |
| 24th | 40 | O'Rourke / Sugden / Auberlen | McLaren F1 GTR | Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren | 3:50.8630 | | 3:52.6920 |
| 25th | 15 | Grouillard / Montagny / Pescarolo | Courage C36 Porsche | La Filiere | 3:51.5350 | | 3:54.9670 |
| 26th | 21 | Gache / de Radigues / Gardner | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Solution F | 3:54.2740 | | 3:54.2740 |
| 27th | 24 | Terada / Thévenin / Fréon | Courage C41 Porsche | Courage Compétition | 3:56.6580 | | 3:59.2080 |
| 28th | 10 | Ferté / Fabre / Migault | Ferrari 333 SP | Pilot Racing | 3:57.5460 | | 3:57.6610 |
| 29th | 16 | Coppelli / Agusta / Pompidou | Kremer K8/2 Porsche | Kremer Racing | 3:57.8140 | | 3:59.0070 |
| 30th | 51 | Beretta / Lamy / Archer | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 3:59.9810 | | 3:59.9810 |
| 31st | 50 | Wendlinger / Duez / Huisman | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:05.0060 | | 4:05.0060 |
| 32nd | 60 | Jarier / Rosenblad / Donovan | Porsche 911 GT2 | Ets Chéreau | 4:05.0100 | | 4:07.5550 |
| 33rd | 53 | Bell / Drudi / Donohue | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:05.6480 | | 4:05.6480 |
| 34th | 70 | Konrad / Ham / Schumacher | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 4:06.1100 | | 4:09.7390 |
| 35th | 64 | Hürtgen / Ligonnet / Nearn | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing Motorsport | 4:06.2050 | | 4:11.1190 |
| 36th | 72 | Goueslard / Yver / Chéreau | Porsche 911 GT2 | Larbre Compétition | 4:06.5110 | | 4:06.5110 |
| 37th | 67 | Neugarten / Smadja / Lagniez | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 4:08.3260 | | 4:16.0510 |
| 38th | 55 | Amorim / Gomes / Mello-Breyner | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chamberlain Engineering | 4:08.9580 | | 4:11.0520 |
| 39th | 71 | Monteiro / Maisonneuve / Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | Estoril Racing | 4:09.2630 | | 4:15.4070 |
| 40th | 22 | Robert / Bruneau / Sezionale | Debora LMP296 BMW | Didier Bonnet | 4:09.4530 | | 4:25.2330 |
| 41st | 56 | Ayles / Hugenholtz / Turner | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chamberlain Engineering | 4:09.6830 | | 4:15.7820 |
| 42nd | 62 | Morton / Graham / Grohs | Porsche 911 GT2 | C. J. Motorsport | 4:10.2150 | | 4:12.2030 |
| 43rd | 61 | Trunk / Palmberger / Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | Krauss Race Sports International | 4:11.6060 | | 4:17.4690 |
| 44th | 65 | Ahrlé / Schirle / Warnock | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing | 4:11.9100 | | 4:13.8220 |
| 46th | 73 | Seiler / Kitchak / Zadra | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 4:20.4260 | | 4:20.4260 |
| 47th | 68 | Maury-Laribiére / Graham / Poulain | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 4:23.6550 | | 4:23.6550 |
| 45th | 69 | Nourry / Perrier / Ricci | Porsche 993 GT2 Evo | Michel Nourry | 4:24.1510 | | 4:24.4650 |