Race held at the Nelson Piquet circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 45'22.624 | 24 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2 | 10 |
Alex Barros
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 45'23.594 | 24 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 45'26.070 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | 6 |
Norick Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 45'26.192 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'26.333 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'30.402 | 24 | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'30.884 | 24 | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | 55 |
Regis Laconi
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 45'31.142 | 24 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 8 |
Tadayuki Okada
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'40.130 | 24 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Rizla Honda | Honda | 45'45.878 | 24 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'51.426 | 24 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'56.758 | 24 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | 31 |
Tetsuya Harada
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 46'16.983 | 24 | 3 | 16 |
| 14 | 68 |
Mark Willis
|
Proton Team KR | 46'25.806 | 24 | 2 | 17 | |
| 15 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 46'26.130 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 25 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Maxon Dee Cee Jeans | 46'44.565 | 24 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 33 |
David Tomás
|
Queroseno Racing Team | 45'23.625 | 23 | 0 | 19 | |
| 18 | 15 |
Yoshiteru Konishi
|
F.C.C. TSR | 45'23.625 | 23 | 0 | 20 | |
| 1 | 18 |
Sébastien Le Grelle
|
Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Emerson Honda Pons | Honda | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 99 |
Jeremy McWilliams
|
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 2 | 0 | 14 |