500cc Classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | 31 | 42:41.128 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 31 | +0.283 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 8 | Carlos Checa | Honda | 31 | +0.498 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 19 | John Kocinski | Honda | 31 | +6.888 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | Max Biaggi | Honda | 31 | +10.447 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 20 | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | 31 | +16.305 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Norick Abe | Yamaha | 31 | +16.791 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki | 31 | +17.041 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Simon Crafar | Yamaha | 31 | +20.553 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | 31 | +23.754 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Yamaha | 31 | +37.553 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | 28 | Ralf Waldmann | Modenas KR3 | 31 | +43.819 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 10 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Modenas KR3 | 31 | +48.079 | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | Juan Borja | Honda | 31 | +51.451 | 17 | 2 |
| 15 | 17 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | 31 | +1:03.343 | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | 22 | Sébastien Gimbert | Honda | 31 | +1:14.072 | 18 | |
| 17 | 18 | Garry McCoy | Honda | 31 | +1:23.072 | 19 | |
| 18 | 23 | Matt Wait | Honda | 30 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 19 | 57 | Fabio Carpani | Honda | 30 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| Ret | 9 | Alex Barros | Honda | 22 | Retirement | 5 | |
| Ret | 88 | Scott Smart | Honda | 12 | Retirement | 21 | |
| Ret | 77 | Eskil Suter | MuZ | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
| DNS | 25 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki |
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