| Fredag: 1. fri træning |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16,474 | - |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16,687 | + 0,213 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:18,125 | + 1,651 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:18,148 | + 1,674 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:18,235 | + 1,761 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:18,540 | + 2,066 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:18,586 | + 2,112 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:18,758 | + 2,284 |
| 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:18,862 | + 2,388 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:18,969 | + 2,495 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:19,045 | + 2,571 |
| 12 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:19,081 | + 2,607 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:19,130 | + 2,656 |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:19,550 | + 3,076 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:19,727 | + 3,253 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:19,748 | + 3,274 |
| 17 | Gaston Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:20,619 | + 4,145 |
| 18 | Marc Gene | Minardi | 1:21,199 | + 4,725 |
| 107% | 1:21,827 | |||