Race held at the Le Mans circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 46'59.346 | 28 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 47'02.612 | 28 | 20 | 5 |
| 3 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 47'04.176 | 28 | 16 | 3 | |
| 4 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 47'13.907 | 28 | 13 | 7 |
| 5 | 28 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 47'14.323 | 28 | 11 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 47'22.526 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 47'28.943 | 28 | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 47'30.551 | 28 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 47'31.845 | 28 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Proton Team KR | 47'32.365 | 28 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 47'35.822 | 28 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | 8 |
Chris Walker
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 48'15.144 | 28 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | 10 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 48'18.792 | 28 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 47'27.055 | 27 | 2 | 19 | |
| 15 | 32 |
Jarno Janssen
|
Arie Molenaar Racing | 48'15.132 | 27 | 1 | 20 | |
| 1 | 24 |
Jason Vincent
|
Pulse Gp | 27'35.876 | 12 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2 | 68 |
Mark Willis
|
Pulse Gp | 26'31.550 | 13 | 0 | 18 | |
| 3 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 16'56.321 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 16'53.712 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | 16 |
Johan Stigefelt
|
Sabre Sport | 13'10.860 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
Le Mans motorcycle circuit