| 7 | Rinaldo Capello / Tom Kristensen / Guy Smith | Bentley Speed 8 | Team Bentley | 3:34.8200 |
| 5 | Seiji Ara / Marco Werner / Jan Magnussen | Audi R8 | Audi Sport Japan Team Goh | 3:38.3850 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert / David Brabham / Mark Blundell | Bentley Speed 8 | Team Bentley | 3:38.7690 |
| 6 | Emanuele Pirro / Stefan Johansson / J.J. Lehto | Audi R8 | Champion Racing | 3:39.0770 |
| 4 | Jim Matthews / Marc Goossens / Christophe Tinseau | Riley & Scott Mk III C Ford | Riley & Scott Racing | 3:41.8560 |
| 16 | Tristan Gommendy / Filipe Ortiz / Beppe Gabbiani | Dome S101 Judd | Racing For Holland | 3:42.1850 |
| 18 | Eric Hélary / Soheil Ayari / Nicolas Minassian | Courage C60 Evo Peugeot | Pescarolo Sport | 3:42.4850 |
| 13 | Stéphane Grégoire / Jonathan Cochet / Boris Derichebourg | Courage C60 JX Judd | Courage Competition | 3:42.5350 |
| 11 | Olivier Beretta / Gunnar Jeannette / Max Papis | Panoz LMP 01 | JML Team Panoz | 3:44.6940 |
| 9 | Ukyou Katayama / Masahiko Kondou / Ryou Fukuda | Dome S101 Mugen | Kondo Racing | 3:44.7480 |
| 12 | Scott Maxwell / Benjamin Leuenberger / David Saelens | Panoz LMP 01 | JML Team Panoz | 3:48.5460 |
| 20 | Jamie Campbell-Walter / Nathan Kinch | Lister Storm LMP | Lister Racing | 3:48.9830 |
| 22 | Justin Keen / Phil Andrews / Christian Vann | Lola B2K/10B Judd | Taurus Sports Racing | 3:53.8050 |
| 19 | Sylvain Boulay / Jean-Bernard Bouvet / Michele Rugolo | Durango LMP1 MG | Automotive Durango | 3:55.5890 |
| 88 | Tomáš Enge / Peter Kox / Jamie Davies | Ferrari 550 Maranello | Veloqx Prodrive Racing | 3:57.1800 |
| 14 | Robbie Stirling / Bryan Herta / Romain Dumas | Reynard 01Q Cosworth | Team Nasamax | 3:57.4720 |
| 27 | Jon Field / Duncan Dayton / Rick Sutherland | Lola EX257 AER | Intersport Racing | 3:58.0440 |
| 80 | Kelvin Burt / Darren Turner / Anthony Davidson | Ferrari 550 Maranello | Veloqx Prodrive Racing | 3:58.1850 |
| 72 | Luc Alphand / Frédéric Dor / Jérôme Policand | Ferrari 550 Maranello | Luc Alphand Aventures | 3:58.7850 |
| 50 | Ron Fellows / Johnny O'Connell / Franck Fréon / Oliver Gavin | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Corvette Racing Gary Pratt | 3:58.8950 |
| 66 | Franz Konrad / Toni Seiler | Saleen S7-R | Konrad Motorsport | 3:59.0710 |
| 24 | Olivier Porta / Yojiro Terada | WR LM 2001 Peugeot | Rachel Welter | 3:59.3700 |
| 31 | Philippe Alliot / David Hallyday | Courage C65 JPX | Courage Competition | 4:00.0220 |
| 86 | Christophe Bouchut / Patrice Goueslard / Steve Zacchia | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Larbre Competition | 4:00.8960 |
| 53 | Oliver Gavin / Andy Pilgrim / Kelly Collins / Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Corvette Racing Gary Pratt | 4:01.7270 |
| 21 | Edouard Sezionale / Patrice Roussel / Lucas Lasserre | Norma M2000-02 Ford | Edouard Sezionale | 4:03.1920 |
| 65 | Mike Newton / Thomas Erdos / Gavin Pickering | Saleen S7-R | Graham Nash Motorsport | 4:03.4320 |
| 81 | Kevin Buckler / Jörg Bergmeister / Timo Bernhard | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | The Racers Group/Kevin A. Buckler | 4:08.6360 |
| 67 | Jesús Diez de Villarroel / Walter Brun / Jean-François Yvon | Saleen S7-R | Konrad Motorsport | 4:08.9080 |
| 61 | Mike Hezemans / Anthony Kumpen / David Hart | Pagani Zonda GR | Carsport America | 4:11.2730 |
| 87 | Leo Hindery / Peter Baron / Marc Lieb | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Orbit | 4:13.1410 |
| 94 | Ralf Kelleners / Terry Borcheller / Anthony Lazzaro | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | Risi Competizione/G. Risi | 4:13.5830 |
| 78 | Robin Liddell / David Warnock / Piers Masarati | Porsche 996 GT3-R | PK Sport Ltd. | 4:16.0040 |
| 95 | Butch Leitzinger / Johnny Mowlem / Shane Lewis | Ferrari 360 Modena GT | Risi Competizione/G. Risi | 4:16.7770 |
| 75 | Ian Khan / Michel Neugarten / Nigel Smith | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Thierry Perrier | 4:17.1050 |
| 70 | David Terrien / Fabio Babini / Fabrizio de Simone | Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT | JMB Racing | 4:17.7980 |
| 83 | David Shep / Tony Burgess / John Lloyd | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Seikel Motorsport | 4:17.8210 |
| 85 | Norman Simon / Hans Hugenholtz / Tom Coronel | Spyker C8 Double 12R | ST Team Orange Spyker | 4:18.2320 |
| 23 | Chris McMurry / Jeff Bucknum / Bryan Willman | Pilbeam MP91 Willman | Team Bucknum Racing | 4:20.0970 |
| 77 | Atsushi Yogou | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Team Taisan Advan | 4:20.8340 |
| 25 | Jean-René de Fournoux / Stéphane Daoudi / Bastien Brière | WR LMP-02 | Gerard Welter | 4:20.8580 |
| 84 | Vanina Ickx / Patrick Bourdais / Roland Bervillé | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | T2M-Motorsport | 4:20.8670 |
| 74 | Marino Franchitti / James Ruffier / Olivier Thévenin | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | Luc Alphand Aventures | 4:20.8890 |
| 82 | Paul Daniels / Pierre Ehret / Werner Gröbl | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | The Racers Group/Kevin A. Buckler | 4:22.3320 |
| 79 | Gregor Fisken / Ian Donaldson / Bart Hayden / Robin Liddell | Porsche 996 GT3-R | PK Sport Ltd. | 4:23.4130 |
| 99 | Ange Barde / Michel Ferté / Gaël Lesoudier | Ferrari 550 Maranello | XL Racing | 4:28.7490 |