| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Race | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 48 | 1:40.962 | 197.647 | 6 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 54 | 1:41.503 | 0.541 | 196.593 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:41.833 | 0.871 | 195.956 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 1:42.037 | 1.075 | 195.564 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Honda | 50 | 1:42.119 | 1.157 | 195.407 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 47 | 1:42.839 | 1.877 | 194.039 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows-Asiatech | 55 | 1:43.029 | 2.067 | 193.681 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 2 | 1:43.470 | 2.508 | 192.856 | Ret | ||||
| 9 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan-Honda | 52 | 1:43.559 | 2.597 | 192.690 | 8 | ||||
| 10 | 19 | Luciano Burti | Jaguar-Ford Cosworth | 52 | 1:43.697 | 2.735 | 192.434 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | 22 | Jean Alesi | Prost-Acer | 53 | 1:43.853 | 2.891 | 192.145 | 9 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 2 | 1:43.926 | 2.964 | 192.010 | Ret | ||||
| 13 | 23 | Gastón Mazzacane | Prost-Acer | 53 | 1:43.991 | 3.029 | 191.890 | 12 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | Jenson Button | Benetton-Renault | 52 | 1:44.891 | 3.929 | 190.243 | 11 | ||||
| 15 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 2 | 1:45.328 | 4.366 | 189.454 | Ret | ||||
| 16 | 21 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi-European | 50 | 1:45.585 | 4.623 | 188.993 | 13 | ||||
| 17 | 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi-European | 50 | 1:46.016 | 5.054 | 188.224 | 14 | ||||
| 18 | 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Renault | 2 | 1:46.982 | 6.020 | 186.525 | Ret | ||||
| 19 | 15 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows-Asiatech | 2 | 1:47.294 | 6.332 | 185.982 | Ret | ||||
| 20 | 18 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 1:51.532 | 10.570 | 178.915 | Ret | ||||
| 21 | 9 | Olivier Panis | BAR-Honda | 1 | 1:54.538 | 13.576 | 174.220 | Ret |