Race held at the Suzuka circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
Norick Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 45'16.657 | 21 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'16.936 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 |
Tadayuki Okada
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'18.569 | 21 | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | 9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'18.659 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'19.187 | 21 | 11 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'19.335 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 10 |
Alex Barros
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 45'20.870 | 21 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | 99 |
Jeremy McWilliams
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 45'21.559 | 21 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 24 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 45'32.128 | 21 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 19 |
Akira Ryo
|
Team Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'32.319 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 45'46.442 | 21 | 5 | 13 | |
| 12 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 45'58.726 | 21 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Rizla Honda | Honda | 46'05.431 | 21 | 3 | 16 |
| 14 | 55 |
Regis Laconi
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 46'14.679 | 21 | 2 | 15 |
| 15 | 11 |
David De Gea
|
Proton Team KR | 46'38.798 | 21 | 1 | 19 | |
| 16 | 15 |
Yoshiteru Konishi
|
F.C.C. TSR | 46'38.904 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 17 | 22 |
Sébastien Gimbert
|
Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 46'39.180 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | 12 |
Shane Norval
|
Sabre Sport | 45'17.658 | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 1 | 25 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Maxon Dee Cee Jeans | 4 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 31 |
Tetsuya Harada
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 8 | 0 | 17 | |
| 3 | 4 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 5 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 20 | 0 | 4 |