Race held at the Ricardo Tormo circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha | Yamaha | 47'16.145 | 30 | 25 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Camel Honda | Honda | 47'16.570 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 |
Troy Bayliss
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 47'19.278 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Honda | Honda | 47'22.273 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 |
Makoto Tamada
|
Camel Honda | Honda | 47'23.913 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 47'30.820 | 30 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 47'39.460 | 30 | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | 45 |
Colin Edwards
|
Telefonica Movistar Honda | Honda | 47'43.586 | 30 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 47'45.548 | 30 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 17 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 | 47'47.682 | 30 | 6 | 15 | |
| 11 | 66 |
Alexander Hofmann
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 47'57.096 | 30 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 48'18.159 | 30 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 99 |
Jeremy McWilliams
|
MS Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 48'20.782 | 30 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha | Yamaha | 48'24.187 | 30 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | 50 |
Neil Hodgson
|
D'antin MotoGP | 48'25.509 | 30 | 1 | 18 | |
| 16 | 24 |
Garry McCoy
|
MS Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 48'31.167 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | 32 |
Gregorio Lavilla
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 48'31.419 | 30 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | 9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Project U FRS | 47'35.559 | 29 | 0 | 21 | |
| 19 | 77 |
James Ellison
|
WCM | 47'41.074 | 29 | 0 | 23 | |
| 1 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Moriwaki Racing | 39'35.603 | 24 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2 | 69 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 34'43.086 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 35 |
Chris Burns
|
WCM | 20'23.540 | 11 | 0 | 25 | |
| 4 | 11 |
Ruben Xaus
|
D'antin MotoGP | 15'58.993 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 | 15'58.802 | 10 | 0 | 16 | |
| 6 | 80 |
Kurtis Roberts
|
Proton Team KR | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Ricardo Tormo motorcycle circuit