500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Criville | Honda | 42:53.362 | 25 |
| 2 | Takuma Aoki | Honda | +2.268 | 20 |
| 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +28.119 | 16 |
| 4 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +35.230 | 13 |
| 5 | Regis Laconi | Honda | +35.540 | 11 |
| 6 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | +35.678 | 10 |
| 7 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki | +35.770 | 9 |
| 8 | Alex Barros | Honda | +36.260 | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Goddard | Suzuki | +36.795 | 7 |
| 10 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +37.546 | 6 |
| 11 | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | +37.761 | 5 |
| 12 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | +56.989 | 4 |
| 13 | Kirk McCarthy | Yamaha | +1:01.191 | 3 |
| 14 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Modenas | +1:02.256 | 2 |
| 15 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +1:02.500 | 1 |
| 16 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Modenas | +1:24.816 | |
| 17 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Frederic Protat | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Mick Doohan | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | Retirement |
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