Qualification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 1:29.598 | — |
| 2 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 1:30.317 | +0.719 |
| 3 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.517 | +0.919 |
| 4 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.551 | +0.953 |
| 5 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 1:31.005 | +1.407 |
| 6 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:31.028 | +1.430 |
| 7 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Mecachrome | 1:31.515 | +1.917 |
| 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.651 | +2.053 |
| 9 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:31.917 | +2.319 |
| 10 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 1:32.081 | +2.483 |
| 11 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Mecachrome | 1:32.083 | +2.485 |
| 12 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart-Ford | 1:32.099 | +2.501 |
| 13 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32.206 | +2.608 |
| 14 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.399 | +2.801 |
| 15 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:32.718 | +3.120 |
| 16 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 1:32.906 | +3.308 |
| 17 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 1:33.185 | +3.587 |
| 18 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 1:33.205 | +3.607 |
| 19 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi-Ford | 1:33.399 | +3.801 |
| 20 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.090 | +4.492 |
| 21 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi-Ford | 1:34.536 | +4.938 |
| 22 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.910 | +5.312 |
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