500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 43:37.954 | 25 |
| 2 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +10.560 | 20 |
| 3 | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | +18.282 | 16 |
| 4 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | +24.048 | 13 |
| 5 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +28.105 | 11 |
| 6 | Alex Barros | Honda | +38.219 | 10 |
| 7 | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | +43.217 | 9 |
| 8 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Modenas | +47.525 | 8 |
| 9 | Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 | +48.724 | 7 |
| 10 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +49.574 | 6 |
| 11 | Bernard Garcia | Honda | +1:04.431 | 5 |
| 12 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +1:05.807 | 4 |
| 13 | Anthony Gobert | Suzuki | +1:08.853 | 3 |
| 14 | Troy Corser | Yamaha | +1:09.565 | 2 |
| 15 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | +1:53.073 | 1 |
| 16 | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Frederic Protat | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Modenas | Retirement | |
| Ret | Takuma Aoki | Honda | Retirement |
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