| Pos.,No.,Driver,Car,Team,Time,Grid | |
| 1,17,Germany Klaus Ludwig,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Zakspeed Opel,1:46.841,1 | |
| 2,18,Italy Gabriele Tarquini,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo,1:47.143,2 | |
| 3,2,United Kingdom Dario Franchitti,Mercedes C-Class,Germany D2 Mercedes-AMG,1:47.472,3 | |
| 4,16,Germany Uwe Alzen,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Zakspeed Opel,1:47.575,4 | |
| 5,5,Italy Nicola Larini,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy Martini Alfa Corse,1:47.815,5 | |
| 6,6,Italy Alessandro Nannini,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy Martini Alfa Corse,1:47.875,6 | |
| 7,7,Germany Manuel Reuter,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Joest Racing Opel,1:47.906,7 | |
| 8,14,Italy Giancarlo Fisichella,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse,1:47.910,8 | |
| 9,15,Germany Christian Danner,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse,1:48.388,9 | |
| 10,9,Italy Stefano Modena,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo,1:48.388,10 | |
| 11,25,Austria Alexander Wurz,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Joest Racing Opel,1:48.406,11 | |
| 12,1,Germany Bernd Schneider,Mercedes C-Class,Germany D2 Mercedes-AMG,1:48.491,12 | |
| 13,19,Denmark Jason Watt,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo,1:48.502,13 | |
| 14,43,Finland JJ Lehto,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Team Rosberg Opel,1:48.566,14 | |
| 15,11,Germany Jörg van Ommen,Mercedes C-Class,Germany UPS Mercedes-AMG,1:48.604,15 | |
| 16,3,Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya,Mercedes C-Class,Germany Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG,1:48.616,16 | |
| 17,24,France Yannick Dalmas,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Joest Racing Opel,1:48.682,17 | |
| 18,10,Germany Michael Bartels,Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI,Italy Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo,1:48.878,18 | |
| 19,12,Denmark Kurt Thiim,Mercedes C-Class,Germany UPS Mercedes-AMG,1:48.899,19 | |
| 20,44,Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Team Rosberg Opel,1:49.002,20 | |
| 21,8,United Kingdom Oliver Gavin,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Germany Joest Racing Opel,1:49.100,21 | |
| 22,4,Germany Bernd Mayländer,Mercedes C-Class,Germany Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG,1:49.456,22 | |
| 23,22,Germany Alexander Grau,Mercedes C-Class,Germany Persson Motorsport,1:49.806,23 | |
| 24,21,Germany Ellen Lohr,Mercedes C-Class,Germany Persson Motorsport,1:51.782,24 | |
| 25,13,Italy Gianni Giudici,Opel Calibra V6 4x4,Italy Giudici Motorsport,1:52.961,25 | |