125cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 48:09.930 | 25 |
| 2 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | +0.994 | 20 |
| 3 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | +32.198 | 16 |
| 4 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | +36.833 | 13 |
| 5 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | +37.502 | 11 |
| 6 | Jorge Martinez | Aprilia | +46.000 | 10 |
| 7 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | +47.000 | 9 |
| 8 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | +47.000 | 8 |
| 9 | Frederic Petit | Honda | +59.000 | 7 |
| 10 | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | +1:00.000 | 6 |
| 11 | Jaroslav Hules | Honda | +1:04.866 | 5 |
| 12 | Masao Azuma | Honda | +1:17.538 | 4 |
| 13 | Ivan Goi | Aprilia | +1:21.966 | 3 |
| 14 | Dirk Raudies | Honda | +1:24.784 | 2 |
| 15 | Josep Sarda | Honda | +1:31.435 | 1 |
| 16 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | +1:40.017 | |
| 17 | Roberto Locatelli | Honda | +1:40.068 | |
| 18 | Manfred Geissler | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | Angel Nieto Jr | Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | Chao Chee Hou | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | +1 Lap | |
| 22 | Gino Borsoi | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Shahrol Yuzy | Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | Peter Öttl | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | Retirement |
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FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1997 season |
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| Previous race: 1996 Malaysian Grand Prix |
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