500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | 39:14.750 | 20 |
| 2 | Eddie Lawson | Honda | +0.270 | 17 |
| 3 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +20.710 | 15 |
| 4 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda | +25.720 | 13 |
| 5 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | +37.000 | 11 |
| 6 | Norihiko Fujiwara | Yamaha | +42.980 | 10 |
| 7 | Kevin Magee | Yamaha | +43.540 | 9 |
| 8 | Dominique Sarron | Honda | +44.980 | 8 |
| 9 | Freddie Spencer | Yamaha | +53.020 | 7 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea | Honda | +1:08.530 | 6 |
| 11 | Ernst Gschwender | Suzuki | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Alessandro Valesi | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Damon Buckmaster | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Bruno Kneubuhler | Honda | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Hansjoerg Butz | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Rachel Nicotte | Chevallier Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | Vittorio Scatola | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Juan Lopez Mella | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Petr Schleef | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Michael Rudroff | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Josef Doppler | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 23 | Peter Linden | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 24 | Stefan Klabacher | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 25 | Helmut Schutz | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 26 | Hans Klingebiel | Suzuki | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Andreas Leuthe | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Ron Haslam | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Georg Robert Jung | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Gentile | Fior | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Retirement | |
| Ret | Walther Maier | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Roland Busch | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Karl Dauer | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Francisco Gonzales | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Marco Papa | Paton | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alois Meyer | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Martin Troesch | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Vincenzo Cascino | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Nicholas Schmassman | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha | Retirement |
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