Grelha de partida
| A Negro O piloto que efectuou o melhor tempo nos treinos, em itálico o piloto que iniciou a corrida |
| Linha 1 | 17 - Porsche AG Hans-Joachim Stuck/Derek Bell/Klaus Ludwig Porsche 962 C - 3:15.64 (249.059 km/h) | 18 - Porsche AG Bob Wollek/Sarel van der Merwe/Vern Schuppan Porsche 962 C - 3:18.62 (245.323 km/h) |
| Linha 2 | 19 - Porsche AG Mario Andretti/Michael Andretti/John Andretti Porsche 962 C - 3:21.77 (241.493 km/h) | 1 - Silk Cut Jaguar Martin Brundle/John Nielsen Jaguar XJR-9 LM - 3:21.78 (241.481 km/h) |
| Linha 3 | 8 - Joest Racing Stanley Dickens/Frank Jelinsky/John Winter Porsche 962 C - 3:23.30 (239.675 km/h) | 2 - Silk Cut Jaguar Jan Lammers/Johnny Dumfries/Andy Wallace Jaguar XJR-9 LM - 3:23.74 (239.158 km/h) |
| Linha 4 | 11 - Porsche Kremer Racing Kris Nissen/George Fouche/Harald Grohs Porsche 962 C - 3:24.73 (238.001 km/h) | 36 - Toyota Team TOM's Geoff Lees/Masanori Sekiya/Kaoru Hoshino Toyota 88 C - 3:25.39 (237.236 km/h) |
| Linha 5 | 21 - Silk Cut Jaguar Danny Sullivan/Davy Jones/Price Cobb Jaguar XJR-9 LM - 3:25.42 (237.202 km/h) | 37 - Toyota Team TOM's Paolo Barilla/Hitoshi Ogawa/Tiff Needell Toyota 88 C - 3:26.570 (236.927 km/h) |
| Linha 6 | 22 - Silk Cut Jaguar Derek Daly/Kevin Cogan/Larry Perkins Jaguar XJR-9 LM - 3:26.78 (235.642 km/h) | 3 - Silk Cut Jaguar Raul Boesel/Henri Pescarolo/John Watson Jaguar XJR-9 LM - 3:26.82 (235.596 km/h) |
| Linha 7 | 5 - Brun Motorsport Massimo Sigala/Jesus Pareja/Uwe Schafer Porsche 962 C - 3:28.09 (234.158 km/h) | 33 - Takefuji Schuppan Racing Jean-Pierre Jarier/Eje Elgh/Brian Redman Porsche 962 C - 3:28.30 (233.922 km/h) |
| Linha 8 | 23 - NISMO Nissan Motorsport Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Aguri Suzuki/Takao Wada Nissan R88 C - 3:29.44 (232.649 km/h) | 127 - Chamberlain Engeneering Nick Adams/Martin Birrane/Richard Jones Spice SE 86 C Hart - 3:30.26 (231.742 km/h) |
| Linha 9 | 13 - Primagaz Compétition Pierre-Henri Raphanel/Michel Ferte Cougar C 20 B Porsche - 3:30.37 (231.620 km/h) | 4 - Brun Motorsport Walter Lechner/Franz Hunkeler/Manoel Reuter Porsche 962 C - 3:30.55 (231.422 km/h) |
| Linha 10 | 86 - Italya Cabin Team Le Mans Co Ltd Anders Olofsson/Akio Marimoto/Lamberto Leoni March 88S Nissan - 3:31.14 (230.776 km/h) | 7 - Joest Racing David Hobbs/Franz Konrad/Didier Theys Porsche 962 C - 3:32.21 (229.612 km/h) |
| Linha 11 | 10 - Porsche Kremer Racing Hideki Okada/Bruno Giacomelli/Kunimitsu Takahashi Porsche 962 CK6 - 3:32.48 (229.320 km/h) | 52 - WM Secateva Jean-Daniel Raulet/Pascal Pessiot/Claude Haldi WM P 88 Peugeot - 3:34.65 |
| Linha 12 | 32 - NISMO Nissan Motorsport Allan Grice/Win Percy/Mike Wilds Nissan R88 C - 3:34.66 (226.992 km/h) | 72 - Primagaz Compétition Jurgen Lassig/Dudley Wood/Pierre Yver Porsche 962 C - 3:35.63 (225.970 km/h) |
| Linha 13 | 85 - Italya Cabin Team Le Mans Co Ltd Michel Trolle/Toshio Suzuki/Danny Ongais March 88S Nissan - 3:35.86 (225.730 km/h) | 111 - Spice Engineering Gordon Spice/Ray Bellm/Pierre de Thoisy Spice SE 88 C Ford - 3:37.84 (223.678 km/h) |
| Linha 14 | 62 - Team Sauber Mercedes Klaus Niedzwiedz/Jochen Mass/Kenny Acheson Sauber C 9-88 Mercedes-Benz - 3:38.30 (223.207 km/h) | 202 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. Herve Regout/Takashi Yorino/Will Hoy Mazda 767 - 3:39.32 (222.169 km/h) |
| Linha 15 | 201 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. Yoshimi Katayama/Marc Duez/David Leslie Mazda 767 - 3:39.60 (221.885 km/h) | 121 - GP Motorsport Wayne Taylor/Costas Los/Evan Clements Spice SE 87 C Ford - 3:40.05 (221.431 km/h) |
| Linha 16 | 24 - Dollop Racing Nicola Marozzo/Jean-Pierre Frey/Ranieri Randaccio Lancia LC 2-88 Ferrari - 3:40.19 (221.291 km/h) | 123 - Charles Ivey Racing John Sheldon/Tim Harvey/Chris Hodgetts Tiga GC 287 Porsche - 3:40.71 (220.769 km/h) |
| Linha 17 | 131 - Graff Racing Jean-Philippe Grand/Jacques Terrien/Maurice Guenoun Spice SE 86 C Ford - 3:40.98 (220.500 km/h) | 107 - Chamberlain Engineering Claude Ballot-Lena/Jean-Claude Andruet/Jean-Louis Ricci Spice SE 88 C Ford - 3:41.18 (220.300 km/h) |
| Linha 18 | 103 - Spice Engineering Eliseo Salazar/Thorkild Thyrring/Almo Copelli Spice SE 88 C Ford - 3:41.21 (220.270 km/h) | 51 - WM Secateva Roger Dorchy/Claude Haldi/Jean-Daniel Raulet WM P 88 Peugeot - 3:41.48 (220.002 km/h) |
| Linha 19 | 203 - Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. David Kennedy/Pierre Dieudonne/Yojiro Terada Mazda 757 - 3:44.99 (216.570 km/h) | 30 - Courage Compétition Paul Belmondo/Francois Migault/Ukyo Katayama Cougar C 22/1 Porsche - 3:45.34 (216.233 km/h) |
| Linha 20 | 177 - Automobiles Louis Descartes Dominique Lacaud/Jacques Heuclin/Louis Descartes ALD 04 BMW - 3:45.95 (215.649 km/h) | 117 - Team Lucky Strike Schanche Martin Schanche/Robin Donovan/Robin Smith Argo JM 19 C Ford - 3:47.46 (214.218 km/h) |
| Linha 21 | 124 - MT Sport Racing Pierre-Francois Rousselot/Jean Messaoudi/Jean-Luc Roy Argo JM 19 C Ford - 3:53.21 (208.936 km/h) | 178 - Automobiles Louis Descartes Michel Lateste/Sylvain Boulay/Gerard Tremblay ALD 04 BMW - 3:53.34 (208.820 km/h) |
| Linha 22 | 151 - Pierre-Alain Lombardi Pierre-Alain Lombardi/Bruno Sotty Rondeau M 379 C Ford - 3:53.74 (208.462 km/h) | 198 - Roy Baker Racing Mike Allisson/David Andrews/Steve Hynes Tiga GC 286 Ford - 3:56.00 (206.466 km/h) |
| Linha 23 | 113 - Primagaz Compétition Max Cohen-Olivar/Patrick de Radigues Cougar C12-C Ford - 3:56.51 (206.021 km/h) | 115 - ADA Engineering Ian Harrower/Jiro Yoneyama/Hideo Fukuyama ADA 03 Ford - 3:58.94 (203.926 km/h) |
| Linha 24 | 20 - Team Davey Tim Lee-Davey/Tom Dodd-Noble Tiga GC 87/88 Ford - 3:59.20 (203.704 km/h) | 181 - Luigi Taverna - Techno Racing Fabio Magnani/Luigi Taverna/Roberto Ragazzi Olmas GTL 2000 Ford - 3:59.98 (203.042 km/h) |
| Linha 25 | 191 - PC Automotive Olindo Iacobelli/John Graham/Alain Ianetta Argo JM 19 C Ford - 4:03.02 (200.502 km/h) | 132 - Roland Bassaler Roland Bassaler/Jean-Francois Yvon/Remy Pochauvin Sauber SHS C 6 BMW - 4:06.65 (197.551 km/h) |
