| Fredag: 1. fri træning |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:32,738 | - |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:32,965 | + 0,227 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:33,060 | + 0,322 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:33,400 | + 0,662 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:33,983 | + 1,245 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:34,158 | + 1,420 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:34,645 | + 1,907 |
| 8 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:34,745 | + 2,007 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:34,747 | + 2,009 |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:34,814 | + 2,076 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:34,899 | + 2,161 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:34,935 | + 2,197 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:35,076 | + 2,338 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:35,180 | + 2,442 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:35,235 | + 2,497 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:35,316 | + 2,578 |
| 17 | Marc Gene | Minardi | 1:35,494 | + 2,756 |
| 18 | Gaston Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:36,245 | + 3,507 |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:36,841 | + 4,103 |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:37,457 | + 4,719 |
| 21 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:37,926 | + 5,188 |
| 107% | 1:39,230 | |||