| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 23 | 1:53.955 | 220.129 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 28 | 1:54.088 | 0.133 | 219.872 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 25 | 1:54.954 | 0.999 | 218.216 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 43 | 1:55.299 | 1.344 | 217.563 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 24 | 1:55.412 | 1.457 | 217.350 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 27 | 1:55.582 | 1.627 | 217.030 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | Alex Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 33 | 1:55.786 | 1.831 | 216.648 | 8 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 27 | 1:55.964 | 2.009 | 216.315 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 31 | 1:56.016 | 2.061 | 216.218 | 9 | ||||
| 10 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 34 | 1:56.131 | 2.176 | 216.004 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 28 | 1:56.367 | 2.412 | 215.566 | 12 | ||||
| 12 | 18 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 24 | 1:56.681 | 2.726 | 214.986 | 13 | ||||
| 13 | 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 27 | 1:56.789 | 2.834 | 214.787 | 16 | ||||
| 14 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 27 | 1:57.037 | 3.082 | 214.332 | 11 | ||||
| 15 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 18 | 1:57.094 | 3.139 | 214.228 | Ret | ||||
| 16 | 10 | Alex Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 27 | 1:57.526 | 3.571 | 213.440 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 23 | 1:57.619 | 3.664 | 213.272 | 15 | ||||
| 18 | 20 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 31 | 1:57.929 | 3.974 | 212.711 | Ret | ||||
| 19 | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 12 | 1:58.179 | 4.224 | 212.261 | Ret | ||||
| 20 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 16 | 1:58.480 | 4.525 | 211.722 | Ret | ||||
| 21 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 25 | 1:58.918 | 4.963 | 210.942 | Ret |