| Fredag: 1. fri træning |
| Navn | Team | Tid | Gap | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33,007 | - |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:33,528 | + 0,521 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:33,592 | + 0,585 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:33,820 | + 0,813 |
| 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:33,827 | + 0,820 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34,068 | + 1,061 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:34,156 | + 1,149 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:34,421 | + 1,414 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34,466 | + 1,459 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:34,664 | + 1,657 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:34,734 | + 1,727 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:34,771 | + 1,764 |
| 14 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:34,876 | + 1,869 |
| 15 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:35,327 | + 2,320 |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:35,961 | + 2,954 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:36,231 | + 3,224 |
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Arrows | 1:36,624 | + 3,617 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:36,865 | + 3,858 |
| 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:37,060 | + 4,053 |
| 21 | Andrea Montermini | Forti Corse | 1:43,506 | + 10,499 |
| 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti Corse | DNS | |
| 107% | 1:39,517 | |||