| Fredag: 1. fri træning |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:27,270 | - |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:27,478 | + 0,208 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:28,566 | + 1,296 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28,649 | + 1,379 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:29,129 | + 1,859 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:29,216 | + 1,946 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:29,304 | + 2,034 |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:29,327 | + 2,057 |
| 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:29,529 | + 2,259 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29,557 | + 2,287 |
| 11 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:29,576 | + 2,306 |
| 12 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:29,710 | + 2,440 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:29,713 | + 2,443 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:29,870 | + 2,600 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:29,924 | + 2,654 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:29,984 | + 2,714 |
| 17 | Marc Gene | Minardi | 1:30,494 | + 3,224 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:30,817 | + 3,547 |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:30,896 | + 3,626 |
| 20 | Gaston Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:31,055 | + 3,785 |
| 21 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11:10,593 | + 9:43,323 |
| 22 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 29:49,717 | + 28:22,447 |
| 107% | 1:33,379 | |||