Valentino Rossi set a new pole record time in the first 500cc qualifying session at Estoril, Portugal. Times follow:
500cc
1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:40.389
2. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 1:40.901
3. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:40.902
4. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:40.946
5. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:41.041
6. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:41.083
7. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:41.520
8. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 1:41.530
9. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:41.583
10. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:41.586
11. Jurgen van den Goorbergh, Proton, 1:41.753
12. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:41.796
13. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:41.832
14. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 1:42.088
15. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:42.172

250cc
1. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia, 1:42.656
2. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 1:42.780
3. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:42.797
4. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 1:42.863
5. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:43.352
6. David Checa, Honda, 1:43.584
7. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:43.638
8. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia, 1:43.664
9. Randy de Puniet, Aprilia, 1:43.792
10. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:43.827
29. Katja Poensgen, Honda, 1:48.967

125cc
1. Yoichi Ui, Derbi, 1:46.196
2. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:47.049
3. Joan Olive, Honda, 1:47.467
4. Luicia Cechinello, Aprilia, 1:47.491
5. Toni Elias, Honda, 1:47.639
6. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:47.765
7. Angel Rodriguez, Aprilia, 1:47.920
8. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:48.028
9. Jaroslav Hules, Honda, 1:48.070
10. Noboru Ueda, Honda, 1:48.195