500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Cadalora | Honda | 47:24.151 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Alex Barros | Honda | +4.721 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +14.234 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Scott Russell | Suzuki | +14.393 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +25.529 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | +26.233 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +46.603 | 12 | 9 |
| 8 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +47.555 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | +1:25.583 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | +1:26.515 | 15 | 6 |
| 11 | Sean Emmett | Harris Yamaha | +1:44.301 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1:57.577 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | +2:02.135 | 23 | 3 |
| 14 | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | +2:12.518 | 20 | 2 |
| 15 | James Haydon | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Jean Pierre Jeandat | Paton | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 17 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| Ret | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | Retirement | 11 | |
| Ret | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | Retirement | 1 | |
| Ret | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | Retirement | 5 | |
| Ret | Adrien Bosshard | Elf 500 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | Alex Criville | Honda | Retirement | 4 |
Originally Doriano Romboni qualified 8th on the grid, but could not take the race start.
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