Race held at the Sepang International Circuit circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 31'58.102 | 15 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 31'59.972 | 15 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 24 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 32'05.292 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 32'11.304 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 32'20.316 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | 8 |
Tadayuki Okada
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32'20.960 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32'23.183 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | 10 |
Alex Barros
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 32'23.331 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 55 |
Regis Laconi
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 32'23.624 | 15 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 99 |
Jeremy McWilliams
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 32'33.976 | 15 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Rizla Honda | Honda | 32'44.252 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 31 |
Tetsuya Harada
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 32'44.717 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | 25 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Maxon Dee Cee Jeans | 33'01.357 | 15 | 3 | 17 | |
| 14 | 11 |
David De Gea
|
Proton Team KR | 33'03.718 | 15 | 2 | 18 | |
| 15 | 22 |
Sébastien Gimbert
|
Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 33'06.328 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 16 | 12 |
Shane Norval
|
Sabre Sport | 33'40.292 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
| 17 | 6 |
Norick Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 31'59.103 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | 15 |
Yoshiteru Konishi
|
F.C.C. TSR | 3 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Sepang International Circuit motorcycle circuit