| 1st | 42 | J.J. Lehto / Tom Kristensen / Jörg Müller | BMW V12 LMR | BMW Motorsport | 1:49.8500 |
| 2nd | 0 | Eric van de Poele / David Saelens / Tomáš Enge | Riley & Scott Mk III Judd | Team Rafanelli SRL | 1:50.2960 |
| 3rd | 43 | Yannick Dalmas / Pierluigi Martini / Joachim Winkelhock | BMW V12 LMR | BMW Motorsport | 1:51.2160 |
| 4th | 20 | Butch Leitzinger / Elliot Forbes-Robinson / James Weaver / *Rob Dyson | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Dyson Racing | 1:52.6450 |
| 5th | 16 | James Weaver / Andy Wallace / Dorsey Schroeder | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Dyson Racing | 1:52.9680 |
| 6th | 26 | Bill Auberlen / Thomas Bscher / Steve Soper | BMW V12 LM | Price & Bscher | 1:53.5350 |
| 7th | 11 | Max Angelelli / *Didier de Radigues / *Anthony Lazzaro | Ferrari 333 SP | Doyle-Risi Racing | 1:53.5710 |
| 8th | 12 | Alex Caffi / Juan-Manuel Fangio II / Wayne Taylor / Max Angelelli | Ferrari 333 SP | Doyle-Risi Racing | 1:53.7390 |
| 9th | 1 | David Brabham / Eric Bernard / *Klaus Graf | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | Panoz Racing | 1:54.1510 |
| 10th | 27 | Didier Theys / Mauro Baldi / Fredy Lienhard | Ferrari 333 SP | Doran Enterprises | 1:54.1940 |
| 11th | 78 | Emanuele Pirro / Frank Biela / Perry McCarthy | Audi R8R | Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:54.2870 |
| 12th | 77 | Michele Alboreto / Rinaldo Capello / Stefan Johansson | Audi R8R | Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:54.4960 |
| 13th | 74 | Jack Baldwin / George Robinson / Irv Hoerr | Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet | Robinson Racing | 1:54.7660 |
| 14th | 8 | Scott Schubot / Henry Camferdam / Duncan Dayton | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Transatlantic Racing | 1:55.2220 |
| 15th | 2 | Johnny O'Connell / Jan Magnussen / John Nielsen | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | Panoz Racing | 1:55.2660 |
| 16th | 5 | Don Whittington / Hurley Haywood / Dale Whittington | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Whittington Brothers, Inc. | 1:55.5530 |
| 17th | 38 | Thierry Boutsen / Bob Wollek / Dirk Müller | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | Champion Racing | 1:55.9260 |
| 18th | 28 | Jon Field / Ryan Jones / Chris Goodwin | Lola B98/10 Ford | Intersport Racing | 1:57.0240 |
| 19th | 66 | Jan Lammers / Franz Konrad / Tim Hubman | Lola B98/10 Lotus | Konrad Motorsport | 1:57.7050 |
| 20th | 15 | Ross Bentley / Chris Bingham / Marc Duez | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Hybrid R&D | 1:58.2180 |
| 21st | 36 | Tom Kendall / Jim Matthews / Mark Dismore | Ferrari 333 SP | Doran Enterprises | 1:58.3630 |
| 22nd | 60 | Kris Wilson / Tim Moser | Keiler KII Ford | Kopf Precision | 1:58.5270 |
| 23rd | 97 | Ed Zabinski / Shane Lewis / Vic Rice | Lola B98/10 BMW | Team Cascandia | 1:59.4120 |
| 24th | 95 | Jeret Schroeder / Pete Halsmer / *Tom Volk / *Barry Waddell | Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet | TRV Motorsport | 2:01.3090 |
| 25th | 63 | Jim Downing / Chris Ronson / Steve Pelke | Kudzu DLY Mazda | Downing/Atlanta | 2:01.7860 |
| 26th | 3 | Ron Fellows / John Paul, Jr. / Chris Kneifel | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Corvette Racing | 2:02.9090 |
| 27th | 62 | Rich Grupp / A. J. Smith / Dennis Spencer | Kudzu DLM Mazda | Downing/Atlanta | 2:03.7680 |
| 28th | 4 | John Heinricy / Andy Pilgrim / Scott Sharp | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Riley & Scott Inc. | 2:04.2730 |
| 29th | 18 | Mike Davies / Bill Dollahite / Doc Bundy | Ferrari 333 SP | Dollahite Racing | 2:04.6270 |
| 30th | 48 | Wolfgang Kaufmann / Michel Ligonnet / Lance Stewart | Porsche 911 GT2 | Freisinger Motorsport | 2:05.9350 |
| 31st | 31 | Rick Fairbanks / Dave Dullum / Kurt Baumann | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Genesis Racing | 2:06.5390 |
| 32nd | 61 | Charles Slater / Peter Kitchak / Mike Hezemans | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 2:08.0280 |
| 33rd | 83 | Claudia Hürtgen / Hubert Haupt / Zak Brown | Porsche 911 GT2 | ARBJH Development | 2:08.0290 |
| 34th | 56 | Martin Snow / Melanie Snow / Patrick Huisman | Porsche 911 GT2 | Martin Snow Racing | 2:08.6450 |
| 35th | 29 | John Mirro / Sam Brown / Butch Brickell / Andy Petery | Riley & Scott Mk III Ford | Intersport Racing | 2:09.2270 |
| 36th | 22 | Randy Pobst / Mike Fitzgerald / David MacNeil | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Alex Job Racing | 2:10.3700 |
| 37th | 10 | Boris Said / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 | Prototype Technology Group | 2:10.7530 |
| 38th | 7 | Mark Simo / Brian Cunningham / Johannes Van Overbeek | BMW M3 | Prototype Technology Group | 2:10.8810 |
| 39th | 23 | Kelly Collins / Cort Wagner / Darryl Havens | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Alex Job Racing | 2:11.0230 |
| 40th | 99 | Robert Nearn / Larry Schumacher / *John O'Steen | Porsche 911 GT2 | Schumacher Racing | 2:12.3090 |
| 41st | 88 | Joe Varde / Tim Ralston / Blaise Alexander | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Vanderhoof Racing | 2:12.5990 |
| 42nd | 04 | John Morton / John Graham / Davy Jones / *Scott Maxwell | Porsche 911 GT2 | CJ Motorsport | 2:12.8750 |
| 43rd | 25 | Hans-Jörg Hofer / Luca Riccitelli / Günther Blieninger / Kersten Jodexnis | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | RWS Motorsport | 2:13.2090 |
| 44th | 07 | Sylvain Tremblay / Steve Marshall / Danny Marshall / Darren Law | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G&W Motorsports | 2:13.2920 |
| 45th | 49 | Michael Irmgratz / Manfred Jurasz / Brad Creger | Porsche 911 GT2 | Freisinger Motorsport | 2:13.3760 |
| 46th | 02 | David Murry / Johnny Mowlem / *John Ruther | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Reiser Callas Rennsport | 2:13.5220 |
| 47th | 55 | Ron Johnson / Terry Borcheller / *Steve Saleen / *Darren Law | Saleen SR | Saleen/Allen Speedlab | 2:15.1200 |
| 48th | 33 | Ulli Richter / Karl-Heinz Wlazik / Ulrich Gallade | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Gallade | 2:15.2450 |
| 49th | 73 | Kevin Wheeler / Jack Refenning / Brady Refenning / Jake Vargo | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Auto Sport South, Inc. | 2:15.5700 |
| 50th | 17 | Mike Conte / Bruno Lambert / *Nick Holt | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Aasco Performance | 2:15.8310 |
| 51st | 70 | Scooter Gabel / Carlos de Quesada / Ugo Colombo / *White | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Alegra Motorsport | 2:15.9740 |
| 52nd | 50 | J. Robert Johnson / Mike Hoke / Tom McGlynn | Porsche 911 Turbo | Johnson Autosport | 2:16.7030 |
| 53rd | 39 | Stephen Earle / Todd Snyder / Allan Ziegelman / Chris Mitchum | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Broadfoot Racing | 2:16.9370 |
| 54th | 76 | Peter Argetsinger / Richard Polidori / *John McCaig | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Team ARE | 2:17.3810 |
| 55th | 72 | Peter Baron / James McCormick / Leo Hindery / Gian Luigi Buitoni | BMW M3 | Bell Motorsports | 2:17.8450 |
| 56th | 03 | Grady Willingham / Craig Stanton / Joel Reiser | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Reiser Callas Rennsport | 2:22.8240 |
| 57th | 46 | Sam Shalala / Shareef Malnik / Andre Toennis / Bill Rollwitz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Team Transenergy | 2:27.0560 |