250cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | 40:09.735 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi | Honda | +5.829 | 20 |
| 3 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | +27.251 | 16 |
| 4 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | +27.639 | 13 |
| 5 | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | +27.926 | 11 |
| 6 | Troy Bayliss | Suzuki | +28.118 | 10 |
| 7 | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | +29.038 | 9 |
| 8 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +43.594 | 8 |
| 9 | Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | +58.422 | 7 |
| 10 | Jeremy McWilliams | Honda | +1:05.476 | 6 |
| 11 | Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | +1:05.563 | 5 |
| 12 | Franco Battaini | Yamaha | +1:12.379 | 4 |
| 13 | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | +1:19.550 | 3 |
| 14 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | +1:19.683 | 2 |
| 15 | Luca Boscoscuro | Honda | +1:19.740 | 1 |
| 16 | Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | +1:21.981 | |
| 17 | Oliver Petrucciani | Aprilia | +1:40.671 | |
| 18 | William Strugnell | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Simon Weeks | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Ben Reid | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Michael Clunie | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Giuseppe Fiorillo | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jamie Robinson | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eustaquio Gavira | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | William Costes | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | Retirement |
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