250cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 40:58.961 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi | Honda | +0.043 | 20 |
| 3 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | +0.224 | 16 |
| 4 | Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | +8.387 | 13 |
| 5 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +29.702 | 11 |
| 6 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | +46.755 | 10 |
| 7 | Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | +53.322 | 9 |
| 8 | Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | +56.677 | 8 |
| 9 | William Costes | Honda | +58.027 | 7 |
| 10 | Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | +58.257 | 6 |
| 11 | Jeremy McWilliams | Honda | +58.414 | 5 |
| 12 | Franco Battaini | Aprilia | +59.619 | 4 |
| 13 | Sebastien Gimbert | Honda | +1:04.540 | 3 |
| 14 | Idalio Gavira | Aprilia | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Claudio Vanzetta | Aprilia | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Frederic Boutin | Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Olivier Jacque | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Franck Poulle | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Bertrand Stey | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Takeshi Tsujimura | TSR-Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | Retirement |
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