500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 42:43.959 | 25 |
| 2 | Alex Criville | Honda | +11.539 | 20 |
| 3 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +26.255 | 16 |
| 4 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +26.467 | 13 |
| 5 | Scott Russell | Suzuki | +29.739 | 11 |
| 6 | Luca Cadalora | Honda | +40.379 | 10 |
| 7 | Alex Barros | Honda | +58.435 | 9 |
| 8 | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | +1:14.962 | 8 |
| 9 | James Haydon | ROC Yamaha | +1:19.042 | 7 |
| 10 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Florian Ferracci | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Jean-Marc Deletang | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 1 |
| Ret | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts Jr | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Sean Emmett | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Carlos Checa | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean Pierre Jeandat | Paton | Retirement | |
| Ret | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | Retirement |
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