| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | 1:26.217 | 214.663 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 59 | 1:26.428 | 0.211 | 214.139 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 49 | 1:26.998 | 0.781 | 212.736 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 31 | 1:27.093 | 0.876 | 212.504 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 41 | 1:27.286 | 1.069 | 212.034 | 17 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 34 | 1:27.496 | 1.279 | 211.525 | Ret | ||||
| 7 | 10 | Jenson Button | Williams-BMW | 44 | 1:27.631 | 1.414 | 211.199 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Honda | 27 | 1:27.655 | 1.438 | 211.141 | Ret | ||||
| 9 | 6 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan-Mugen Honda | 36 | 1:27.824 | 1.607 | 210.735 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | 8 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar-Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1:28.001 | 1.784 | 210.311 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1:28.009 | 1.792 | 210.292 | 13 | ||||
| 12 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 52 | 1:28.037 | 1.820 | 210.225 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 32 | 1:28.093 | 1.876 | 210.092 | 16 | ||||
| 14 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 32 | 1:28.116 | 1.899 | 210.037 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | 17 | Mika Salo | Sauber-Petronas | 32 | 1:28.178 | 1.961 | 209.889 | 8 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Prost-Peugeot | 43 | 1:28.388 | 2.171 | 209.390 | 10 | ||||
| 17 | 12 | Alex Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 34 | 1:28.487 | 2.270 | 209.156 | 9 | ||||
| 18 | 20 | Marc Gené | Minardi-Fondmetal | 39 | 1:28.557 | 2.340 | 208.991 | 14 | ||||
| 19 | 21 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi-Fondmetal | 54 | 1:28.665 | 2.448 | 208.736 | 15 | ||||
| 20 | 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost-Peugeot | 41 | 1:28.803 | 2.586 | 208.412 | Ret | ||||
| 21 | 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows-Supertec | 25 | 1:28.867 | 2.650 | 208.262 | Ret | ||||
| 22 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows-Supertec | 12 | 1:29.546 | 3.329 | 206.683 | Ret |