Grelha de partida
| A Negro O piloto que efectuou o melhor tempo nos treinos, em itálico o piloto que iniciou a corrida |
| Linha 1 | 1 - Toyota Motorsports / TTE Martin Brundle/Emmanuel Collard/Vicenzo Sospiri Toyota GT-One - 3:29.930 (233.306 km/h) | 2 - Toyota Motorsports / TTE Thierry Boutsen/Allan McNish/Ralf Kelleners Toyota GT-One - 3:30.801 (232.342 km/h) |
| Linha 2 | 17 - Team BMW Motorsport Tom Kristensen/J. J. Lehto/Jorg Muller BMW V12 LMR - 3:31.209 (231.894 km/h) | 6 - AMG Mercedes Bernd Schneider/Pedro Lamy/Franck Lagorce Mercedes-Benz CLR - 3:31.541 (231.530 km/h) |
| Linha 3 | 12 - Panoz Motorsports / Tony W. Fox David Brabham/Eric Bernard/Butch Leitzinger Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S Ford - 3:33.711 (229.179 km/h) | 15 - Team BMW Motorsport Pierluigi Martini/Yannick Dalmas/Joachim Winkelhock BMW V12 LMR - 3:33.931 (228.943 km/h) |
| Linha 4 | 5 - AMG Mercedes Christophe Bouchut/Peter Dumbreck/Nick Heidfeld Mercedes-Benz CLR - 3:34.138 (228.722 km/h) | 3 - Toyota Motorsports / TTE Ukyo Katayama/Keiichi Tsuchiya/Toshio Suzuki Toyota GT-One - 3:34.755 (228.065 km/h) |
| Linha 5 | 7 - Audi Sport/Joest Racing Michele Alboreto/Rinaldo Capello/Laurent Aiello Audi R 8 Roadster - 3:34.891 (227.920 km/h) | 8 - Audi Sport/Joest Racing Emanuele Pirro/Frank Biela/Didier Theys Audi R 8 Roadster - 3:35.371 (227.412 km/h) |
| Linha 6 | 22 - Nissan Motorsports Satoshi Motoyama/Michael Krumm/Eric Comas Nissan R 391 - 3:36.043 (226.705 km/h) | 25 - DAMS Christophe Tinseau/David Terrien/Franck Montagny Lola B 98/10 Judd - 3:36.468 (226.260 km/h) |
| Linha 7 | 29 - JB Compétition (Jabouille - Bouresche) Mauro Baldi/Jerome Policand/Christian Pescatori Ferrari 333 SP - 3:38:468 (224.188 km/h) | 19 - David Price/Team GOH Hiro Matsushita/Hiroki Katoh/Akahiko Nakaya BMW V12 LM98 - 3:38.478 (224.178 km/h) |
| Linha 8 | 21 - Nissan Motorsports Didier Cottaz/Fredrik Ekblom/Marc Goossens Courage C52 Nissan - 3:39.248 (223.391 km/h) | 11 - Panoz Motorsports / Tony W. Fox Jan Magnussen/Johnny O Connell/Max Angelelli Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S Ford - 3:39.519 (223.115 km/h) |
| Linha 9 | 18 - David Price/Bscher Racing Tomas Bscher/Steve Soper/Bill Auberlen BMW V12 LM98 - 3:40.359 (222.265 km/h) | 13 - Courage Compétition Andrea Montermini/Alex Caffi/Domenico Schiattarella Courage C52 Nissan - 3:40.683 (221.938 km/h) |
| Linha 10 | 10 - Audi Sport UK Ltd Andy Wallace/James Weaver/Perry McCarthy Audi R 8 Coupé - 3:42.155 (220.468 km/h) | 27 - Kremer Racing Tomas Carl Saldana/Grant Orbell/Didier de Radigues Lola B 98/10 Ford - 3:42.906 (219.725 km/h) |
| Linha 11 | 26 - Konrad Motorsport (Talkline Racing for Holland) Jan Lammers/Peter Kox/Tom Coronel Lola B 98/10 Ford - 3:43.973 (218.678 km/h) | 9 - Audi Sport UK Ltd Stefan Johansson/Christian Abt/Stephane Ortelli Audi R 8 Coupé - 3:45.202 (217.485 km/h) |
| Linha 12 | 24 - Autoexe Motorsports Yojiro Terada/Frank Freon/Robin Donovan Riley & Scott Mk III Ford - 3:45.928 (216.786 km/h) | 14 - Pescarolo Promotion Racing Team/ La Filiere ELF Henri Pescarolo/Patrice Gay/Michel Ferte Courage C50 Porsche - 3:46.658 (216.088 km/h) |
| Linha 13 | 31 - Riley & Scott Europe (Solution-F) Gary Formato/Philippe Gache/Olivier Thevenin Riley & Scott MK III/2 Ford - 3:47.681 (215.117 km/h) | 32 - Riley & Scott Europe (Solution-F) Marco Apicella/Carl Rosenblad/Shane Lewis Riley & Scott MK III/2 Ford - 3:48.391 (214.448 km/h) |
| Linha 14 | 51 - Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta/Karl Wendlinger/Dominique Dupuy Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 3:56.588 (207.018 km/h) | 52 - Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer/Justin Bell/Marc Duez Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 3:57.113 (206.560 km/h) |
| Linha 15 | 55 - Paul Belmondo Racing Emmanuel Clerico/Jean-Claude Lagniez/Guy Martinolle Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 3:59.193 (204.764 km/h) | 53 - Viper Team Oreca David Donohue/Soheil Ayari/Jean-Philippe Belloc Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:00.869 (203.339 km/h) |
| Linha 16 | 56 - Hugh Chamberlain Engineering Ni Amorim/Hans Hugenholtz/Toni Seiler Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:00.984 (203.242 km/h) | 65 - Chereau Sports (Larbre Compétition) Jean-Luc Chereau/Patrice Goueslard/Pierre Yver Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:03.498 (201.143 km/h) |
| Linha 17 | 67 - Larbre Compétition Jean-Pierre Jarier/Sebastien Bourdais/Pierre de Thoisy Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:04.317 (200.469 km/h) | 64 - Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad/Peter Kitchak/Charles Slater Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:05.290 (199.674 km/h) |
| Linha 18 | 50 - Cica Team Oreca Manuel Mello Breyner/Pedro Mello Breyner/Tomaz Mello Breyner Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:05.829 (199.236 km/h) | 61 - Freisinger Motorsport Wolfgang Kaufmann/Michel Ligonnet/Ernst Palmberger Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:05.873 (199.200 km/h) |
| Linha 19 | 54 - Paul Belmondo Racing Paul Belmondo/Tiago Monteiro/Marc Rostan Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:06.776 (198.471 km/h) | 63 - Rook Racing Intl. Motorsport Hubert Haupt/John Robinson/Hugh Price Porsche 993 GT2 - 4:06.834 (198.425 km/h) |
| Linha 20 | 62 - Rook Racing Intl. Motorsport Claudia Hurtgen/Vincent Vosse/Andre Ahrle Porsche 993 GT2 - 4:07.707 (197.726 km/h) | 66 - Estoril Racing Communication Manuel Monteiro/Michel Monteiro/Michel Maisonneuve Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:09.709 (196.140 km/h) |
| Linha 21 | 81 - Manthey Racing GmbH Uwe Alzen/Patrick Huisman/Luca Riccitelli Porsche 996 GT3 - 4:11.051 (195.092 km/h) | 80 - Champion Racing Dave Maraj Bob Wollek/Dirk Muller/Bernd Maylander Porsche 996 GT3 - 4:13.651 (193.092 km/h) |
| Linha 22 | 60 - Freisinger Motorsport Manfred Jurasz/Katsunori Iketani/Ray Lintott Porsche 911 GT2 - 4:15.793 (191.475 km/h) | 84 - Perspective Racing Thierry Perrier/Jean-Louis Ricci/Michel Nourry Porsche 993 RSR - 4:27.657 (182.988 km/h) |
| Linha 23 | 57 - Hugh Chamberlain Engineering Thomas Erdos/Christian Glasel/Christian Vann Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 4:05.047 (199.872 km/h) Tempos retirados. Saída na ultima linha. |
