Race held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 46'23.327 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 46'29.502 | 25 | 20 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 46'29.687 | 25 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 46'43.054 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 |
Norick Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 46'45.321 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 46'45.564 | 25 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | 10 |
Alex Barros
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 46'47.290 | 25 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 46'49.378 | 25 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 46'49.715 | 25 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | 8 |
Tadayuki Okada
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 46'55.835 | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 55 |
Regis Laconi
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 46'59.405 | 25 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 47'01.087 | 25 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | 31 |
Tetsuya Harada
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 47'01.341 | 25 | 3 | 16 |
| 14 | 99 |
Jeremy McWilliams
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 47'18.984 | 25 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Rizla Honda | Honda | 47'29.991 | 25 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | 56 |
Tekkyu Kayo
|
F.C.C. TSR | 47'51.881 | 25 | 0 | 17 | |
| 17 | 33 |
David Tomás
|
Queroseno Racing Team | 46'24.328 | 24 | 0 | 19 | |
| 18 | 15 |
Yoshiteru Konishi
|
F.C.C. TSR | 46'24.328 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
| 1 | 24 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Twin Ring Motegi motorcycle circuit