Race held at the Assen circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Gauloise Yamaha | Yamaha | 38'41.808 | 19 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
Honda Gresini | Honda | 38'43.391 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 |
Colin Edwards
|
Gauloise Yamaha | Yamaha | 38'49.451 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | 69 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 38'51.936 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Honda Gresini | Honda | 38'56.603 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Honda Racing Corporation | Honda | 39'03.383 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
Camel Honda | Honda | 39'04.533 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 39'08.285 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 39'12.029 | 19 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 39'12.273 | 19 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | 12 |
Troy Bayliss
|
Honda Pons | Honda | 39'25.610 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 11 |
Ruben Xaus
|
Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 39'31.672 | 19 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 39'32.638 | 19 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | 6 |
Makoto Tamada
|
Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 39'35.178 | 19 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | 94 |
David Checa
|
Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 39'36.773 | 19 | 1 | 17 |
| 16 | 10 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 39'48.747 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | 67 |
Shane Byrne
|
Team Roberts | 39'48.807 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| 18 | 44 |
Roberto Rolfo
|
Team d\'Antin Pramac | 40'10.856 | 19 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 77 |
James Ellison
|
Blata WCM | 40'25.576 | 19 | 0 | 20 | |
| 20 | 27 |
Franco Battaini
|
Blata WCM | 39'22.537 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |
| 1 | 66 |
Alexander Hofmann
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 26'52.136 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
Assen motorcycle circuit