MotoGP Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 43:50.218 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi | Honda | +0.210 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | +7.255 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Alex Barros | Honda | +18.667 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Nicky Hayden | Honda | +24.094 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati | +24.375 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Colin Edwards | Honda | +28.855 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Makoto Tamada | Honda | +36.535 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +36.643 | 18 | 7 |
| 10 | Carlos Checa | Yamaha | +39.284 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | Marco Melandri | Yamaha | +43.806 | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | Shinya Nakano | Kawasaki | +43.920 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | John Hopkins | Suzuki | +56.028 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati | +56.558 | 21 | 2 |
| 15 | Shane Byrne | Aprilia | +1:13.831 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | Jeremy McWilliams | Aprilia | +1:22.206 | 17 | |
| 17 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Proton | +1:26.933 | 20 | |
| 18 | Michel Fabrizio | Harris WCM | +3 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | Alex Hofmann | Kawasaki | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | Neil Hodgson | Ducati | Retirement | 15 | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts Jr | Suzuki | Retirement | 10 | |
| Ret | Rubén Xaus | Ducati | Retirement | 16 |
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