| Fredag: 1. fri træning |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20,198 | - |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:20,674 | + 0,476 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:21,308 | + 1,110 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:21,496 | + 1,298 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:21,730 | + 1,532 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:22,219 | + 2,021 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:22,268 | + 2,070 |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:22,408 | + 2,210 |
| 9 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:22,483 | + 2,285 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:22,518 | + 2,320 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:22,700 | + 2,502 |
| 12 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:22,887 | + 2,689 |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:22,954 | + 2,756 |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:22,991 | + 2,793 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:23,142 | + 2,944 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:23,146 | + 2,948 |
| 17 | Marc Gene | Minardi | 1:23,277 | + 3,079 |
| 18 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:23,676 | + 3,478 |
| 19 | Gaston Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:24,774 | + 4,576 |
| 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:37,923 | + 17,725 |
| 107% | 1:25,812 | |||