Grelha de partida
| A Negro O piloto que efectuou o melhor tempo nos treinos, em itálico o piloto que iniciou a corrida |
| Linha 1 | 35 - AMG Mercedes Bernd Schneider/Klaus Ludwig/Mark Webber Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR LM - 3:35.544 (227.230 km/h) | 28 - Toyota Motorsport Martin Brundle/Eric Helary/Emmanuel Collard Toyota GT One - 3:36.552 (226.172 km/h) |
| Linha 2 | 36 - AMG Mercedes Jean-Marc Gounon/Christophe Bouchut/Ricardo Zonta Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR LM - 3:36.901 (225.808 km/h) | 25 - Porsche AG Jorg Muller/Uwe Alzen/Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT1 98 - 3:38.084 (224.583 km/h) |
| Linha 3 | 26 - Porsche AG Allan McNish/Laurent Aiello/Stephane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT1 98 - 3:38.407 (224.251 km/h) | 2 - Team BMW Motorsport Pierluigi Martini/Johnny Cecotto/Joachim Winkelhock BMW V12 Le Mans - 3:38.829 (223.819 km/h) |
| Linha 4 | 29 - Toyota Motorsport Thierry Boutsen/Ralf Kelleners/Geoff Lees Toyota GT One - 3:40.042 (222.585 km/h) | 27 - Toyota Motorsport Ukyo Katayama/Toshio Suzuki/Keiichi Tsuchiya Toyota GT One - 3:40.472 (222.151 km/h) |
| Linha 5 | 7 - Porsche AG /Joest Racing Michele Alboreto/Stefan Johansson/Yannick Dalmas Porsche LMP1 98 - 3:40.503 (222.119 km/h) | 30 - Nissan Motorsport / TWR John Nielsen/Franck Lagorce/Michael Krumm Nissan R 390 GT1 - 3:40.649 (221.972 km/h) |
| Linha 6 | 45 - Panoz Motorsport Inc David Brabham/Andy Wallace/Jamie Davies Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford - 3:40.730 (221.891 km/h) | 1 - Team BMW Motorsport Tom Kristensen/Hans-Joachim Stuck/Steve Soper BMW V12 Le Mans - 3:41.599 (221.021 km/h) |
| Linha 7 | 31 - Nissan Motorsport / TWR Eric Comas/Jan Lammers/Andrea Montermini Nissan R 390 GT1 - 3:41.621 (220.999 km/h) | 32 - Nissan Motorsport Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Aguri Suzuki/Masahiko Kageyama Nissan R 390 GT1 - 3:42.397 (220.228 km/h) |
| Linha 8 | 14 - Societé Courage Compétition Fredrik Ekblom/Patrice Gay/Tetsuya Tsuchiya Courage C51 Nissan - 3:43.244 (219.392 km/h) | 13 - Societé Courage Compétition Didier Cottaz/Jean-Philippe Belloc/Marc Goossens Courage C51 Nissan - 3:43.471 (219.169 km/h) |
| Linha 9 | 5 - J. B. Racing (J. P. Jabouille-Bouresche) Jean-Christophe Boullion/Vicenzo Sospiri/Jerome Policand Ferrari 333 SP - 3:44.458 (218.206 km/h) | 44 - Panoz Motorsport Inc / DAMS Eric Bernard/Christophe Tinseau/Johnny O Connell Panoz Esperante GT-R1 Ford - 3:44.602 (218.066 km/h) |
| Linha 10 | 33 - Nissan Motorsport / Nova Satoshi Motoyama/Takuyo Kurosawa/Masami Kageyama Nissan R 390 GT1 - 3:45.293 (217.397 km/h) | 8 - Porsche AG /Joest Racing Pierre-Henri Raphanel/David Murry/James Weaver Porsche LMP1 98 - 3:45.452 (217.244 km/h) |
| Linha 11 | 3 - Moretti Racing Inc Mauro Baldi/Didier Theys/Giampiero Moretti Ferrari 333 SP - 3:45.755 (216.952 km/h) | 12 - Doyle-Risi Racing Eric van de Poele/Wayne Taylor/Fermin Velez Ferrari 333 SP - 3:46.289 (216.440 km/h) |
| Linha 12 | 41 - Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Tomas Bscher/Emanuele Pirro/Rinaldo Capello McLaren F1 GTR BMW - 3:50.566 (212.425 km/h) | 40 - Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Steve O Rourke/Tim Sugden/Bill Auberlen McLaren F1 GTR BMW - 3:50.863 (212.152 km/h) |
| Linha 13 | 15 - Societé Courage Compétition (La Filiere ELF) Henri Pescarolo/Olivier Grouillard/Franck Montagny Courage C36 Porsche - 3:51.535 (211.536 km/h) | 21 - Solution-F / Philippe Gache Philippe Gache/Wayne Gardner/Didier de Radigues Riley & Scott Mk III Ford - 3:54.274 (209.063 km/h) |
| Linha 14 | 24 - Societé Courage Compétition Yojiro Terada/Frank Freon/Olivier Thevenin Courage C41 Porsche - 3:56.658 (206.957 km/h) | 10 - Pilot BSM Racing Michel Ferte/Pascal Fabre/Francois Migault Ferrari 333 SP - 3:57.546 (206.183 km/h) |
| Linha 15 | 16 - Kremer Racing Almo Copelli/Rocky Agusta/Xavier Pompidou Kremer K 8/2 Porsche - 3:57.814 (205.951 km/h) | 51 - Societé Viper Team Oreca Pedro Lamy/Olivier Beretta/Tommy Archer Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 3:59.981 (204.091 km/h) |
| Linha 16 | 50 - Societé Viper Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger/Marc Duez/Patrick Huisman Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:05.006 (199.905 km/h) | 60 - ETS Chéreau Sports / Sté Larbre Compétition) Jean-Pierre Jarier/Carl Rosenblad/Robin Donovan Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:05.010 (199.902 km/h) |
| Linha 17 | 53 - Societé Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell/David Donohue/Luca Drudi Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:05.648 (199.383 km/h) | 70 - Konrad Motorsport Larry Schumacher/Franz Konrad/Nick Ham Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:06.110 (199.009 km/h) |
| Linha 18 | 64 - Roock Racing International Motorsport GMBH Claudia Hurtgen/Michel Ligonnet/Robert Nearn Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:06.205 (198.932 km/h) | 72 - Societé Larbre Compétition - Chéreau Sports Patrice Goueslard/Jean-Louis Chereau/Pierre Yver Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:06.511 (198.685 km/h) |
| Linha 19 | 67 - ELF Haberthur Racing Michel Neugarten/Jean-Claude Lagniez/David Smadja Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:08.326 (197.233 km/h) | 55 - Chamberlain Engineering Ni Amorim/Goncalo Gomes/Manuel Mello Breyner Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:08.958 (196.732 km/h) |
| Linha 20 | 71 - Estoril Racing Communication Manuel Monteiro/Michel Monteiro/Michel Maisonneuve Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:09.263 (196.491 km/h) | 22 - Didier Bonnet Lionel Robert/Edouard Sezionale/Pierre Brunneau Debora LMP296 BMW - 4:09.453 (196.342 km/h) |
| Linha 21 | 56 - Chamberlain Engineering Matt Turner/Gary Ayles/Hans Hugenholtz Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:09.683 (196.161 km/h) | 62 - CJ Motorsport John Morton/John Graham/Harald Grohs Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:10.215 (195.744 km/h) |
| Linha 22 | 61 - Krauss Race Sports International Bernard Muller/Michael Trunk/Edouard Palmberger Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:11.606 (194.661 km/h) | 65 - Roock Racing International Motorsport GMBH Robin Schirle/Andre Ahrle/Dave Warnock Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:11.910 (194.427 km/h) |
| Linha 23 | 69 - Michel Nourry Thierry Perrier/Michel Nourry/Jean-Louis Ricci Porsche 993 GT2 - 4:19.476 (188.757 km/h) | 73 - Konrad Motorsport Toni Seiler/Peter Kitchak/Angelo Zadra Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:20.426 (188.069 km/h) |
| Linha 24 | 68 - ELF Haberthur Racing Eric Graham/Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere/Herve Poulain Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:23.655 (185.765 km/h) |
