| 17 | Eric van de Poele / Eric Bachelart / Marc Goossens | Ferrari 333 SP | Racing For Belgium Team Scandia | 3:46.8380 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Bob Wollek / Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche AG | 3:49.0400 |
| 26 | Yannick Dalmas / Scott Goodyear / Karl Wendlinger | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche AG | 3:49.3890 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti / Jan Lammers / Derek Warwick | Courage C36 Porsche | Courage Compétition | 3:49.7490 |
| 33 | J.J. Lehto / James Weaver / Ray Bellm | McLaren F1 GTR | Gulf Racing | 3:49.9510 |
| 14 | Patrick Gonin / Pierre Petit / Marc Rostan | WR LM96 Peugeot | Welter Racing SARL | 3:50.2520 |
| 18 | Andy Evans / Fermin Velez / Yvan Muller | Ferrari 333 SP | Rocketsports Inc. | 3:50.8490 |
| 8 | Didier Theys / Michele Alboreto / Pierluigi Martini | TWR Porsche WSC95 | Joest Racing | 3:51.0560 |
| 34 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel / David Brabham / Lindsay Owen-Jones | McLaren F1 GTR | Gulf Racing | 3:51.2920 |
| 7 | Davy Jones / Alexander Wurz / Manuel Reuter | TWR Porsche WSC95 | Joest Racing | 3:51.3270 |
| 5 | Henri Pescarolo / Emmanuel Collard / Franck Lagorce | Courage C36 Porsche | La Filiére | 3:52.1490 |
| 1 | Christophe Bouchut / Harri Toivonen / Jürgen Lässig | Kremer K8 Porsche | Kremer Racing | 3:52.7120 |
| 38 | Marc Duez / Steve Soper / Jacques Laffite | McLaren F1 GTR | Bigazzi Team SRL | 3:52.9420 |
| 19 | Wayne Taylor / Scott Sharp / Jim Pace | Riley & Scott Mk III Oldsmobile | R. et S. Cars Inc. | 3:53.2720 |
| 3 | Didier Cottaz / Jérôme Policand / Philippe Alliot | Courage C36 Porsche | Courage Compétition | 3:53.3100 |
| 53 | Jean-Denis Delétraz / Fabien Giroix / Maurizio Sandro Sala | McLaren F1 GTR | Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing | 3:54.0960 |
| 44 | Anders Olofsson / Luciano Della Noce / Carl Rosenblad | Ferrari F40 GTE | Ennea SRL Igol | 3:54.7300 |
| 2 | George Fouché / Steve Fossett / Stanley Dickens | Kremer K8 Porsche | Kremer Racing | 3:55.0480 |
| 30 | Peter Kox / John Nielsen / Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | West Competition | 3:55.9240 |
| 29 | Olivier Grouillard / Derek Bell / Andy Wallace | McLaren F1 GTR | Harrods Mach One Racing | 3:56.3310 |
| 15 | William David / Sébastien Enjolras / Arnaud Trévisiol | WR LM96 Peugeot | Welter Racing SARL | 3:57.9490 |
| 20 | Franck Fréon / Yojiro Terada / Jim Downing | Kudzu DLM Mazda | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | 3:58.9530 |
| 50 | Eric Hélary / Philippe Gache / Olivier Beretta | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Société Viper Team Oreca | 3:59.0620 |
| 56 | Michel Ferté / Olivier Thévenin / Nicolas Leboissetier | Ferrari F40 LM | Pilot Pen | 3:59.8570 |
| 28 | Geoff Lees / Tiff Needell / Anthony Reid | Lister Storm GTS | Newcastle United Lister | 4:02.0570 |
| 23 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino / Masahiro Hasemi / Toshio Suzuki | Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | Nismo | 4:03.5640 |
| 49 | Alain Cudini / Victor Sifton / John Morton | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Canaska Southwind Motorsport | 4:03.7810 |
| 48 | Price Cobb / Mark Dismore / Shawn Hendricks | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Canaska Southwind Motorsport | 4:04.9160 |
| 22 | Aguri Suzuki / Masahiko Kageyama / Masahiko Kondou | Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | Nismo | 4:06.1840 |
| 45 | Eric Bernard / Jean-Marc Gounon / Paul Belmondo | Ferrari F40 GTE | Ennea SRL Igol | 4:06.3510 |
| 39 | Johnny Cecotto / Danny Sullivan / Nelson Piquet | McLaren F1 GTR | Bigazzi Team SRL | 4:06.7790 |
| 57 | Masanori Sekiya / Masami Kageyama / Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Toyota Supra LM | Toyota Team SARD | 4:08.2870 |
| 59 | Piero Nappi / Tetsuya Oota / Robin Donovan | Ferrari F40 GTE | Ennea SRL | 4:08.4890 |
| 37 | Franz Konrad / Antônio Hermann / Wido Rössler | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | Konrad Motorsport | 4:08.7190 |
| 46 | Alain Ferté / Pascal Fabre / Mauro Martini | Sard MC8-R Toyota | Team Menicon Sard | 4:09.3530 |
| 79 | Ralf Kelleners / Bruno Eichmann / Guy Martinolle | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing Team | 4:09.3640 |
| 51 | Dominique Dupuy / Perry McCarthy / Justin Bell | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Société Viper Team Oreca | 4:11.0140 |
| 32 | Marc Sourd / Lionel Robert / Stéphane Daoudi | Renault Spider | Société Legeay Sports | 4:11.2860 |
| 81 | Cor Euser / Thomas Erdos / Pascal Dro | Marcos LM600 | Team Marcos | 4:11.6600 |
| 74 | Patrick Camus / Rocky Agusta / Almo Coppelli | Callaway Corvette LM600 | Agusta Racing Team | 4:11.9630 |
| 73 | Michel Neugarten / Toni Seiler / Bruno Ilien | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 4:12.4570 |
| 70 | Soames Langton / Steve O'Rourke / Guy Holmes | Porsche 911 GT2 | Steve O'Rourke | 4:12.7870 |
| 83 | Andrew Bagnall / Andy Pilgrim / Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport | 4:13.6350 |
| 72 | Enzo Calderari / Lilian Bryner / Ulli Richter | Porsche 911 GT2 | Stadler Motorsport | 4:14.0220 |
| 82 | Patrice Goueslard / André Ahrlé / Patrick Bourdais | Porsche 911 GT2 | Société Larbre Competition | 4:14.8210 |
| 27 | Pierre Yver / Jean-Luc Chéreau / Jack Leconte | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | Société Chereau Sports | 4:16.9830 |
| 71 | Bill Farmer / Robert Nearn / Greg Murphy | Porsche 911 GT2 | New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport | 4:17.1790 |
| 40 | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére / Laurent Lécuyer / Emmanuel Clérico | Venturi 600 LM | B.B.A. Competition | 4:18.3130 |
| 75 | Akira Iida / Kunimitsu Takahashi / Keiichi Tsuchiya | Honda NSX | Team Kunimitsu | 4:18.4730 |
| 77 | Guy Kuster / Manfred Jurasz / Takashi Suzuki | Porsche 911 GT2 | Seikel Motorsport | 4:22.6970 |
| 9 | Edouard Sezionale / Jean-Claude Basso / Thierry Lecerf | Debora LMP296 Ford | Didier Bonnet | 4:44.8620 |