Race held at the Sachsenring circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
Alex Barros
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 43'54.632 | 31 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 43'54.710 | 31 | 20 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 43'55.496 | 31 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 43'55.895 | 31 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 |
Tadayuki Okada
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 43'56.306 | 31 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 43'57.646 | 31 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 55 |
Regis Laconi
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 44'08.238 | 31 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 44'08.549 | 31 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 44'08.651 | 31 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | 24 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 44'14.717 | 31 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 |
Norick Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 44'21.222 | 31 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 25 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Maxon Dee Cee Jeans | 44'24.196 | 31 | 4 | 18 | |
| 13 | 9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 44'43.820 | 31 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 27 |
Luca Cadalora
|
Proton Team KR | 44'48.174 | 31 | 2 | 16 | |
| 15 | 43 |
Paulo Tessari
|
Team Paton | 43'55.633 | 30 | 1 | 19 | |
| 1 | 18 |
Sébastien Le Grelle
|
Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 20 |
Phil Giles
|
Sabre Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 56 |
Tekkyu Kayo
|
F.C.C. TSR | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 99 |
Jeremy McWilliams
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Rizla Honda | Honda | 12 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
| 7 | 31 |
Tetsuya Harada
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 27 | 0 | 9 |
Sachsenring motorcycle circuit