Race held at the Shanghaï circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Gauloise Yamaha | Yamaha | 50'02.463 | 22 | 25 | 6 |
| 2 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 50'04.163 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
| 3 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
Honda Gresini | Honda | 50'19.037 | 22 | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Honda Gresini | Honda | 50'21.369 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Honda Racing Corporation | Honda | 50'22.014 | 22 | 11 | 14 |
| 6 | 16 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 50'24.085 | 22 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 50'28.346 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 |
Colin Edwards
|
Gauloise Yamaha | Yamaha | 50'33.496 | 22 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 69 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 50'41.762 | 22 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | 11 |
Ruben Xaus
|
Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 50'43.454 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
Camel Honda | Honda | 50'46.477 | 22 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 50'46.864 | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | 77 |
James Ellison
|
Blata WCM | 50'55.912 | 22 | 3 | 21 | |
| 14 | 24 |
Toni Elias
|
Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 51'08.316 | 22 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | 72 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Moriwaki Racing | 51'11.943 | 22 | 1 | 18 | |
| 16 | 44 |
Roberto Rolfo
|
Team d\'Antin Pramac | 51'17.756 | 22 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1 | 27 |
Franco Battaini
|
Blata WCM | 37'35.911 | 16 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2 | 10 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 12'36.308 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 9'31.760 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 12 |
Troy Bayliss
|
Honda Pons | Honda | 9'29.777 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 5'38.031 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Shanghaï motorcycle circuit