Race held at the Suzuka circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 44'51.501 | 21 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2 | 5 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 44'52.225 | 21 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 44'52.457 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 44'52.677 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 44'54.757 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 45'06.016 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'14.377 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 45'20.233 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 28 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 45'25.979 | 21 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'45.266 | 21 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Proton Team KR | 45'50.189 | 21 | 5 | 16 | |
| 12 | 12 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Arie Molenaar Racing | 46'08.839 | 21 | 4 | 17 | |
| 13 | 9 |
Leon Haslam
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 46'09.182 | 21 | 3 | 20 |
| 1 | 24 |
Jason Vincent
|
Pulse Gp | 42'22.202 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 34'12.900 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 68 |
Mark Willis
|
Pulse Gp | 34'12.533 | 15 | 0 | 23 | |
| 4 | 33 |
Akira Ryo
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 25'49.473 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 24'18.646 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 21'27.228 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 17'15.804 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 11'20.491 | 5 | 0 | 24 | |
| 9 | 16 |
Johan Stigefelt
|
Sabre Sport | 7'02.515 | 3 | 0 | 22 |