Race held at the Sepang International Circuit circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 44'46.652 | 21 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 44'50.203 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 44'51.374 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 44'51.657 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 44'55.459 | 21 | 11 | 12 |
| 6 | 28 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 44'58.844 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 45'02.334 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'05.424 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 45'13.664 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'15.481 | 21 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 10 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 45'15.659 | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 | 14 |
Anthony West
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 45'48.818 | 21 | 4 | 18 | |
| 13 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 46'07.187 | 21 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | 18 |
Brendan Clarke
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 46'51.107 | 21 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | 9 |
Leon Haslam
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 46'51.152 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| 1 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 25'46.988 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 15'39.955 | 14 | 0 | 19 | |
| 3 | 12 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Arie Molenaar Racing | 13'11.262 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | 16 |
Johan Stigefelt
|
Sabre Sport | 11'40.497 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 6'30.373 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 6'29.857 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | 80 |
Kurtis Roberts
|
Proton Team KR | 4'34.534 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
Sepang International Circuit motorcycle circuit