Race held at the Mugello circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Arie Molenaar Racing | 35'47.002 | 16 | 25 | 16 | |
| 2 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 35'48.545 | 16 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 35'55.106 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 35'55.959 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 35'57.555 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 36'08.223 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 36'14.128 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 36'16.024 | 16 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 36'36.159 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 36'47.922 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | 10 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 36'54.632 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Proton Team KR | 37'31.410 | 16 | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | 68 |
Mark Willis
|
Pulse Gp | 36'15.418 | 15 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1 | 24 |
Jason Vincent
|
Pulse Gp | 33'51.143 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 33'40.624 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 29'04.147 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 25'16.763 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | 8 |
Chris Walker
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 10'15.119 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | 14 |
Anthony West
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 6'59.300 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
Mugello motorcycle circuit