| 28 | Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Eric Hélary | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsport | 3:36.5520 |
| 35 | Bernd Schneider / Klaus Ludwig / Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | AMG Mercedes | 3:37.5430 |
| 36 | Jean-Marc Gounon / Christophe Bouchut / Ricardo Zonta | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | AMG Mercedes | 3:38.0770 |
| 26 | Allan McNish / Stéphane Ortelli / Laurent Aiello | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche AG | 3:38.7420 |
| 25 | Uwe Alzen / Bob Wollek / Jörg Müller | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche AG | 3:38.8630 |
| 29 | Thierry Boutsen / Ralf Kelleners / Geoff Lees | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsport | 3:40.0420 |
| 27 | Keiichi Tsuchiya / Ukyou Katayama / Toshio Suzuki | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsport | 3:40.4720 |
| 45 | David Brabham / Andy Wallace / Jamie Davies | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | Panoz Motor Sports | 3:40.7300 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Yannick Dalmas | Porsche LMP1/98 | Porsche AG | 3:41.2210 |
| 2 | Pierluigi Martini / Johnny Cecotto / Joachim Winkelhock | BMW V12 Le Mans | Team BMW Motorsport | 3:41.9750 |
| 31 | Jan Lammers / Erik Comas / Andrea Montermini | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:42.1190 |
| 1 | Hans-Joachim Stuck / Tom Kristensen / Steve Soper | BMW V12 Le Mans | Team BMW Motorsport | 3:42.3230 |
| 13 | Marc Goossens / Jean-Philippe Belloc / Didier Cottaz | Courage C51 Nissan | Courage Compétition | 3:43.6410 |
| 32 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino / Aguri Suzuki / Masahiko Kageyama | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:44.1980 |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Boullion / Vincenzo Sospiri / Jérôme Policand | Ferrari 333 SP 98 | Jabouille-Bouresche | 3:44.4580 |
| 3 | Mauro Baldi / Gianpiero Moretti / Didier Theys | Ferrari 333 SP | Moretti Racing Inc. | 3:46.4690 |
| 14 | Fredrik Ekblom / Patrice Gay / Tetsuya Tsuchiya | Courage C51 Nissan | Courage Compétition | 3:47.0010 |
| 30 | John Nielsen / Franck Lagorce / Michael Krumm | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:47.9710 |
| 44 | Eric Bernard / Christophe Tinseau / Johnny O'Connell | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | Panoz Motor Sports | 3:48.2640 |
| 12 | Wayne Taylor / Eric van de Poele / Fermin Velez | Ferrari 333 SP | Doyle Risi Racing | 3:50.0390 |
| 33 | Masami Kageyama / Satoshi Motoyama / Takuya Kurosawa | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan Motorsport | 3:50.2450 |
| 8 | James Weaver / Pierre-Henri Raphanel / David Murry | Porsche LMP1/98 | Porsche AG | 3:52.3850 |
| 40 | Steve O'Rourke / Tim Sugden / Bill Auberlen | McLaren F1 GTR | Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren | 3:52.6920 |
| 21 | Philippe Gache / Didier de Radigues / Wayne Gardner | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Solution F | 3:54.2740 |
| 41 | Emanuele Pirro / Thomas Bscher / Rinaldo Capello | McLaren F1 GTR | Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren | 3:54.8060 |
| 15 | Olivier Grouillard / Franck Montagny / Henri Pescarolo | Courage C36 Porsche | La Filiere | 3:54.9670 |
| 10 | Michel Ferté / Pascal Fabre / François Migault | Ferrari 333 SP | Pilot Racing | 3:57.6610 |
| 16 | Almo Coppelli / Rocky Agusta / Xavier Pompidou | Kremer K8/2 Porsche | Kremer Racing | 3:59.0070 |
| 24 | Yojiro Terada / Olivier Thévenin / Franck Fréon | Courage C41 Porsche | Courage Compétition | 3:59.2080 |
| 51 | Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy / Tommy Archer | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 3:59.9810 |
| 50 | Karl Wendlinger / Marc Duez / Patrick Huisman | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:05.0060 |
| 53 | Justin Bell / Luca Drudi / David Donohue | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:05.6480 |
| 72 | Patrice Goueslard / Pierre Yver / Jean-Luc Chéreau | Porsche 911 GT2 | Larbre Compétition | 4:06.5110 |
| 60 | Jean-Pierre Jarier / Carl Rosenblad / Robin Donovan | Porsche 911 GT2 | Ets Chéreau | 4:07.5550 |
| 70 | Franz Konrad / Nick Ham / Larry Schumacher | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 4:09.7390 |
| 55 | Ni Amorim / Goncalo Gomes / Manuel Mello-Breyner | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chamberlain Engineering | 4:11.0520 |
| 64 | Claudia Hürtgen / Michel Ligonnet / Robert Nearn | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing Motorsport | 4:11.1190 |
| 62 | John Morton / John Graham / Harald Grohs | Porsche 911 GT2 | C. J. Motorsport | 4:12.2030 |
| 65 | André Ahrlé / Robert Schirle / David Warnock | Porsche 911 GT2 | Roock Racing | 4:13.8220 |
| 71 | Manuel Monteiro / Michel Maisonneuve / Michel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | Estoril Racing | 4:15.4070 |
| 56 | Gary Ayles / Hans Hugenholtz / Matt Turner | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chamberlain Engineering | 4:15.7820 |
| 67 | Michel Neugarten / David Smadja / Jean-Claude Lagniez | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 4:16.0510 |
| 61 | Michael Trunk / Ernst Palmberger / Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | Krauss Race Sports International | 4:17.4690 |
| 73 | Toni Seiler / Peter Kitchak / Angelo Zadra | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 4:20.4260 |
| 68 | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére / Eric Graham / Hervé Poulain | Porsche 911 GT2 | Elf Haberthur Racing | 4:23.6550 |
| 69 | Michel Nourry / Thierry Perrier / Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche 993 GT2 Evo | Michel Nourry | 4:24.4650 |
| 22 | Lionel Robert / Pierre Bruneau / Edouard Sezionale | Debora LMP296 BMW | Didier Bonnet | 4:25.2330 |