| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 48 | 1:19.379 | 200.501 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 11 | 1:20.852 | 1.473 | 196.849 | Ret | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 34 | 1:20.942 | 1.563 | 196.630 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Mecachrome | 61 | 1:21.233 | 1.854 | 195.925 | 10 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 54 | 1:21.327 | 1.948 | 195.699 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 39 | 1:21.669 | 2.290 | 194.879 | Ret | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Alex Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 66 | 1:21.694 | 2.315 | 194.820 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 67 | 1:21.814 | 2.435 | 194.534 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 25 | 1:21.933 | 2.554 | 194.251 | Ret | ||||
| 10 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 44 | 1:22.239 | 2.860 | 193.529 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Mecachrome | 12 | 1:22.430 | 3.051 | 193.080 | Ret | ||||
| 12 | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 32 | 1:22.867 | 3.488 | 192.062 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 67 | 1:22.907 | 3.528 | 191.969 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1:22.939 | 3.560 | 191.895 | Ret | ||||
| 15 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | 1:23.418 | 4.039 | 190.793 | 8 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 10 | 1:23.466 | 4.087 | 190.684 | Ret | ||||
| 17 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 8 | 1:24.451 | 5.072 | 188.460 | Ret |