| 17 | Tom Kristensen / J.J. Lehto / Jörg Müller | BMW V12 LMR | Team BMW Motorsport | 3:31.2090 |
| 6 | Pedro Lamy / Bernd Schneider / Franck Lagorce | Mercedes-Benz CLR | AMG-Mercedes | 3:31.5410 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas / Joachim Winkelhock | BMW V12 LMR | Team BMW Motorsport | 3:33.9310 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto / Rinaldo Capello / Laurent Aiello | Audi R8R | Audi Sport Team Joest | 3:34.8910 |
| 8 | Emanuele Pirro / Frank Biela / Didier Theys | Audi R8R | Audi Sport Team Joest | 3:35.3710 |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen / Allan McNish / Ralf Kelleners | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsports | 3:35.8770 |
| 22 | Erik Comas / Satoshi Motoyama / Michael Krumm | Nissan R391 | Nissan Motorsports | 3:36.0430 |
| 25 | Christophe Tinseau / David Terrien / Franck Montagny | Lola B98/10 Judd | DAMS | 3:36.4680 |
| 3 | Ukyou Katayama / Keiichi Tsuchiya / Toshio Suzuki | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsports | 3:37.0610 |
| 5 | Christophe Bouchut / Nick Heidfeld / Peter Dumbreck | Mercedes-Benz CLR | AMG-Mercedes | 3:37.3800 |
| 29 | Mauro Baldi / Jérôme Policand / Christian Pescatori | Ferrari 333 SP | J.B. Jabouille-Bouresche | 3:38.4680 |
| 19 | Hiroki Katou / Akihiko Nakaya / Hiro Matsushita | BMW V12 LM | Team Goh | 3:38.4780 |
| 1 | Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Vincenzo Sospiri | Toyota GT-One | Toyota Motorsports | 3:38.9090 |
| 21 | Marc Goossens / Didier Cottaz / Fredrik Ekblom | Courage C52 Nissan | Nissan Motorsports | 3:39.2480 |
| 4 | Marcel Tiemann / Mark Webber / Jean-Marc Gounon | Mercedes-Benz CLR | AMG-Mercedes | 3:39.4850 |
| 18 | Thomas Bscher / Bill Auberlen / Steve Soper | BMW V12 LM | Price+Bscher | 3:40.3590 |
| 11 | Johnny O'Connell / Max Angelelli / Jan Magnussen | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S | Panoz Motor Sports | 3:40.3830 |
| 13 | Alex Caffi / Andrea Montermini / Mimmo Schiattarella | Courage C52 Nissan | Courage Compétition | 3:40.6830 |
| 10 | Andy Wallace / James Weaver / Perry McCarthy | Audi R8C | Audi Sport UK | 3:42.1550 |
| 26 | Peter Kox / Jan Lammers / Tom Coronel | Lola B98/10 Ford | Konrad Motorsport | 3:44.2800 |
| 9 | Stéphane Ortelli / Stefan Johansson / Christian Abt | Audi R8C | Audi Sport UK | 3:45.5670 |
| 14 | Michel Ferté / Henri Pescarolo / Patrice Gay | Courage C50 Porsche | Pescarolo Promotion Racing Team | 3:46.6580 |
| 31 | Philippe Gache / Gary Formato / Olivier Thévenin | Riley & Scott Mk III Série 2 Ford | Riley & Scott Europe | 3:47.6810 |
| 32 | Carl Rosenblad / Shane Lewis / Marco Apicella | Riley & Scott Mk III Série 2 Ford | Riley & Scott Europe | 3:48.3910 |
| 52 | Tommy Archer / Marc Duez / Justin Bell | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 3:57.1330 |
| 55 | Emmanuel Clérico / Guy Martinolle / Jean-Claude Lagniez | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Paul Belmondo Racing | 3:59.1930 |
| 27 | Didier de Radigues / Tomas Saldaña / Grant Orbell | Lola B98/10 Ford | Kremer Racing | 4:00.0000 |
| 53 | David Donohue / Jean-Philippe Belloc / Soheil Ayari | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:00.8690 |
| 56 | Ni Amorim / Hans Hugenholtz / Toni Seiler / *Christian Vann | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Hugh Chamberlain | 4:00.9840 |
| 51 | Olivier Beretta / Karl Wendlinger / Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Viper Team Oreca | 4:01.9450 |
| 65 | Pierre Yver / Jean-Luc Chéreau / Patrice Goueslard | Porsche 911 GT2 | Ets. Chéreau | 4:03.4980 |
| 67 | Jean-Pierre Jarier / Pierre de Thoisy / Sébastien Bourdais | Porsche 911 GT2 | Larbre Compétition | 4:04.3170 |
| 57 | Thomas Erdos / Christian Gläsel / Christian Vann | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Hugh Chamberlain | 4:05.0470 |
| 64 | Franz Konrad / Peter Kitchak / Charles Slater | Porsche 911 GT2 | Konrad Motorsport | 4:05.7180 |
| 50 | Pedro Mello-Breyner / Manuel Mello-Breyner / Thomaz Mello-Breyner | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | CICA Team Oreca | 4:05.8290 |
| 61 | Wolfgang Kaufmann / Michel Ligonnet / Ernst Palmberger | Porsche 911 GT2 | Freisinger Motorsport | 4:05.8730 |
| 54 | Paul Belmondo / Tiago Monteiro / Marc Rostan | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4:06.7760 |
| 63 | Hubert Haupt / Hugh Price / John Robinson | Porsche 993 GT2 | Roock Racing Int. Motorsport | 4:06.8340 |
| 62 | Vincent Vosse / Claudia Hürtgen / André Ahrlé | Porsche 993 GT2 | Roock Racing Int. Motorsport | 4:07.7070 |
| 66 | Michel Maisonneuve / Manuel Monteiro / Michel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | Estoril Racing Communication | 4:09.7090 |
| 81 | Luca Riccitelli / Uwe Alzen / Patrick Huisman | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Manthey Racing | 4:11.0510 |
| 80 | Bob Wollek / Dirk Müller / Bernd Mayländer | Porsche 996 GT3-R | Champion Racing Dave Maraj | 4:13.6510 |
| 60 | Katsunori Iketani / Manfred Jurasz / Ray Lintott | Porsche 911 GT2 | Freisinger Motorsport | 4:15.7930 |
| 84 | Thierry Perrier / Jean-Louis Ricci / Michel Nourry | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Perspective Racing | 4:27.5670 |
| 83 | Gérard MacQuillan / Michel Neugarten / Chris Gleason | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Gérard MacQuillan | 4:31.2060 |
| 24 | Yojiro Terada / Robin Donovan / Franck Fréon | Autoexe LMP99 Ford | Autoexe Motorsports | 13:22.4130 |