Race held at the Assen circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30'56.346 | 15 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 30'56.472 | 15 | 20 | 3 | |
| 3 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 30'57.078 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 30'57.577 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 31'06.190 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 31'06.968 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 31'10.605 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 31'14.966 | 15 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Proton Team KR | 31'15.203 | 15 | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 31'18.903 | 15 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 31'28.975 | 15 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 10 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 31'56.662 | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | 9 |
Leon Haslam
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 31'56.807 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | 12 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Arie Molenaar Racing | 31'57.032 | 15 | 2 | 16 | |
| 15 | 14 |
Anthony West
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 32'03.622 | 15 | 1 | 18 | |
| 16 | 68 |
Mark Willis
|
Pulse Gp | 32'15.721 | 15 | 0 | 22 | |
| 17 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 32'24.267 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
| 18 | 16 |
Johan Stigefelt
|
Sabre Sport | 32'22.682 | 13 | 0 | 19 | |
| 1 | 28 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 6'18.449 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 24 |
Jason Vincent
|
Pulse Gp | 5'14.864 | 14 | 0 | 20 | |
| 3 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 4'13.835 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 4'13.653 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
Assen motorcycle circuit