500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 42:38.064 | 25 |
| 2 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +4.292 | 20 |
| 3 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +5.715 | 16 |
| 4 | Alex Criville | Honda | +6.159 | 13 |
| 5 | Takuma Aoki | Honda | +24.227 | 11 |
| 6 | Alex Barros | Honda | +41.437 | 10 |
| 7 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +41.734 | 9 |
| 8 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +44.834 | 8 |
| 9 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | +51.921 | 7 |
| 10 | Anthony Gobert | Suzuki | +52.601 | 6 |
| 11 | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia | +53.860 | 5 |
| 12 | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | +56.191 | 4 |
| 13 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | +1:01.044 | 3 |
| 14 | Troy Corser | Yamaha | +1:04.573 | 2 |
| 15 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | +1:17.668 | 1 |
| 16 | Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 | +1:20.972 | |
| 17 | Bernard Garcia | Honda | +1:23.191 | |
| 18 | Frederic Protat | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kirk McCarthy | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Modenas | Retirement | |
| Ret | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts Jr | Modenas | Retirement |
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