500cc Classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 47:11.545 | 25 |
| 2 | Alex Criville | Honda | +11.796 | 20 |
| 3 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | +13.403 | 16 |
| 4 | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | +22.231 | 13 |
| 5 | Takuma Aoki | Honda | +22.609 | 11 |
| 6 | Carlos Checa | Honda | +35.000 | 10 |
| 7 | Alberto Puig | Honda | +35.000 | 9 |
| 8 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha | +35.000 | 8 |
| 9 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | +43.000 | 7 |
| 10 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | +44.000 | 6 |
| 11 | Alex Barros | Honda | +44.178 | 5 |
| 12 | Regis Laconi | Honda | +54.819 | 4 |
| 13 | Troy Corser | Yamaha | +55.433 | 3 |
| 14 | Juan Borja | Elf 500 | +56.163 | 2 |
| 15 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Honda | +1:11.991 | 1 |
| 16 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Laurent Naveau | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Jürgen Fuchs | Elf 500 | Retirement | |
| Ret | Alessandro Gramigni | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kirk McCarthy | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Jean-Michel Bayle | Modenas | Retirement | |
| Ret | Frederic Protat | ROC Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Kenny Roberts Jr | Modenas | Retirement | |
| Ret | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki | Retirement |
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