Qualification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:41.838 | — |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.347 | +0.509 |
| 3 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Mecachrome | 1:42.365 | +0.527 |
| 4 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:42.994 | +1.156 |
| 5 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:43.183 | +1.345 |
| 6 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:43.270 | +1.432 |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 1:43.341 | +1.503 |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 1:43.369 | +1.531 |
| 9 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:43.459 | +1.621 |
| 10 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Mecachrome | 1:43.467 | +1.629 |
| 11 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 1:43.663 | +1.825 |
| 12 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 1:44.599 | +2.761 |
| 13 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 1.44.776 | +2.938 |
| 14 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 1:44.844 | +3.006 |
| 15 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.961 | +3.123 |
| 16 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 1:45.197 | +3.359 |
| 17 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:45.276 | +3.438 |
| 18 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:45.588 | +3.750 |
| 19 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart-Ford | 1:45.623 | +3.785 |
| 20 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi-Ford | 1:46.713 | +4.875 |
| 21 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi-Ford | 1:47:265 | +5.427 |
Ricardo Rosset was withdrawn for qualification by his team, due to a crash in a free practice session.
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