Race held at the Sachsenring circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 43'36.983 | 30 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 43'40.232 | 30 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 43'40.625 | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 43'41.767 | 30 | 13 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 43'58.147 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 43'58.368 | 30 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 43'58.928 | 30 | 9 | 11 | |
| 8 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 43'59.468 | 30 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 44'00.314 | 30 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 44'01.387 | 30 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 44'01.393 | 30 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 44'20.979 | 30 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | 10 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 44'21.199 | 30 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Proton Team KR | 44'21.312 | 30 | 2 | 13 | |
| 15 | 14 |
Anthony West
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 44'59.516 | 30 | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | 24 |
Jason Vincent
|
Pulse Gp | 44'17.333 | 29 | 0 | 21 | |
| 1 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 39'38.079 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 18 |
Brendan Clarke
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 27'00.311 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 20'04.974 | 17 | 0 | 22 | |
| 4 | 16 |
Johan Stigefelt
|
Sabre Sport | 13'49.955 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
Sachsenring motorcycle circuit