500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | 45:34.590 | 25 |
| 2 | Alex Criville | Honda | +6.496 | 20 |
| 3 | Scott Russell | Suzuki | +7.140 | 16 |
| 4 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +11.724 | 13 |
| 5 | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | +13.670 | 11 |
| 6 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +19.858 | 10 |
| 7 | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | +22.334 | 9 |
| 8 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | +34.456 | 8 |
| 9 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +38.230 | 7 |
| 10 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +41.488 | 6 |
| 11 | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | +43.146 | 5 |
| 12 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Yamaha | +1:01.450 | 4 |
| 13 | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | +1:38.718 | 3 |
| 14 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Yamaha | +1:38.802 | 2 |
| 15 | James Haydon | ROC Yamaha | +1:51.385 | 1 |
| 16 | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | +1:51.732 | |
| 17 | Sean Emmett | Harris Yamaha | +1:52.087 | |
| 18 | Juan Borja | Elf | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Luca Cadalora | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean Pierre Jeandat | Paton | Retirement | |
| Ret | Takuma Aoki | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Adrien Bosshard | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alex Barros | Honda | Retirement |
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