| Team |
Constructor |
Motorcycle |
No |
Rider |
Rounds |
| Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
1 |
Mick Doohan |
1–3 |
| 3 |
Àlex Crivillé |
all |
| 8 |
Tadayuki Okada |
all |
| 15 |
Sete Gibernau |
6–16 |
| Honda NSR500V |
1–5 |
| Marlboro Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) |
2 |
Max Biaggi |
all |
| 4 |
Carlos Checa |
all |
| MoviStar Honda Pons |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
5 |
Alex Barros |
all |
| 14 |
Juan Borja |
all |
| Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR500 |
6 |
Norick Abe |
all |
| Team Biland GP1 |
MuZ |
MuZ-Weber 500 |
7 |
Luca Cadalora |
1, 3–7, 9–10 |
| 11 |
Simon Crafar |
8 |
| 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh |
all |
| 27 |
Bernard Garcia |
11–12 |
| 35 |
Anthony Gobert |
13–16 |
| 71 |
Noriyasu Numata |
2 |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team |
Suzuki |
Suzuki RGV500 (XR89) |
9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki |
1–3, 6–16 |
| 10 |
Kenny Roberts, Jr. |
all |
| 16 |
Yukio Kagayama |
1–2 |
| 4 |
| Red Bull Yamaha WCM |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR500 |
11 |
Simon Crafar |
1–6 |
| 24 |
Garry McCoy |
7–16 |
| 21 |
Régis Laconi |
all |
| Proton KR Modenas |
Modenas |
Modenas KR3 |
12 |
Jean-Michel Bayle |
1–2, 4–6 |
| 20 |
Mike Hale |
1–4, 10–16 |
| 52 |
David De Gea |
12–16 |
| 68 |
Mark Willis |
7, 9 |
| 69 |
Jamie Whitham |
3, 5–10 |
| Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
18 |
Markus Ober |
1–9 |
| 32 |
Marc Garcia |
12 |
| 37 |
Steve Martin |
13–16 |
| 52 |
David De Gea |
10–11 |
| Kanemoto Honda |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
19 |
John Kocinski |
all |
| Millar Honda |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
21 |
Micheal Rutter |
all |
| Tecmas Honda Elf |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
22 |
Sebastien Gimbert |
all |
| Technical Maxon TSR |
TSR |
TSR-Honda AC50M |
25 |
José Luis Cardoso |
1–8, 10–16 |
| 52 |
David De Gea |
9 |
| F.C.C. TSR |
TSR |
TSR-Honda AC50M |
26 |
Haruchika Aoki |
all |
| Aprilia Grand Prix Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSW-2 500 |
31 |
Tetsuya Harada |
all |
| Lucky Strike Honda Racing |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
36 |
Shinichi Itoh |
2 |
| Team Paton |
Paton |
Paton V70 C10/5 |
43 |
Paolo Tessari |
5–6 |
| Raceline Malaysia |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
45 |
John Allen |
1 |
| Team Vimto Honda |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
46 |
John McGuinness |
8 |
| Buckley Systems BSL Racing |
BSL |
BSL 500 V3 |
68 |
Mark Willis |
1, 3–5 |
| Modenas |
Modenas KR3 |
10–16 |
|
| Key |
| Regular Rider |
| Wildcard Rider |
| Replacement Rider |
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