500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha | 45:47.858 | 25 |
| 2 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +10.980 | 20 |
| 3 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +11.397 | 16 |
| 4 | Alex Barros | Honda | +11.438 | 13 |
| 5 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | +12.424 | 11 |
| 6 | Alex Criville | Honda | +20.394 | 10 |
| 7 | Luca Cadalora | Honda | +22.064 | 9 |
| 8 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +22.134 | 8 |
| 9 | Shinichi Itoh | Honda | +29.821 | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Goddard | Suzuki | +32.744 | 6 |
| 11 | Kenny Roberts Jr | Yamaha | +33.519 | 5 |
| 12 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Andrew Stroud | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 15 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Paton | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 16 | Stephane Mertens | Harris Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Paul Young | Harris Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Martin Craggill | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Scott Russell | Suzuki | Retirement |
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