500cc Classification
| Pos | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Carlos Checa | Honda | 30 | 47:21.513 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Norick Abe | Yamaha | 30 | +0.220 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | 30 | +1.886 | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki | 30 | +5.206 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | 30 | +11.165 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | Max Biaggi | Honda | 30 | +11.579 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Yamaha | 30 | +11.711 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | Simon Crafar | Yamaha | 30 | +32.658 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Alex Barros | Honda | 30 | +36.226 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | 28 | Ralf Waldmann | Modenas KR3 | 30 | +55.342 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 18 | Garry McCoy | Honda | 30 | +56.938 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 88 | Scott Smart | Honda | 30 | +1:22.806 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | 23 | Matt Wait | Honda | 30 | +1:26.677 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 77 | Eskil Suter | MuZ | 30 | +1 Lap | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 72 | Fernando Cristóbal | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 20 | 1 |
| 16 | 57 | Fabio Carpani | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | 26 | Retirement | 2 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | 20 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 14 | Juan Borja | Honda | 15 | Retirement | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 19 | John Kocinski | Honda | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Sébastien Gimbert | Honda | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Modenas KR3 |
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