Race held at the Phakisa Freeway circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Nastro Azzurro Team | 45'03.414 | 28 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 45'04.074 | 28 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 |
Tohru Ukawa
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 45'10.944 | 28 | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 45'12.067 | 28 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |
Norifumi Abe
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 45'12.638 | 28 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | 28 |
Alex Criville
|
Repsol Ypf Honda Team | Honda | 45'16.625 | 28 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'16.719 | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 |
Max Biaggi
|
Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'17.077 | 28 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
West Honda Pons | Honda | 45'20.771 | 28 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Telefonica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | 45'25.111 | 28 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh
|
Proton Team KR | 45'41.063 | 28 | 5 | 13 | |
| 12 | 12 |
Nobuatsu Aoki
|
Arie Molenaar Racing | 45'52.001 | 28 | 4 | 14 | |
| 13 | 10 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Antena 3 Yamaha d\'Antin | Yamaha | 46'04.524 | 28 | 3 | 17 |
| 14 | 14 |
Anthony West
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 46'09.587 | 28 | 2 | 19 | |
| 15 | 8 |
Chris Walker
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 46'11.669 | 28 | 1 | 16 |
| 16 | 19 |
Olivier Jacque
|
Gauloises Yamaha Tech3 | Yamaha | 46'13.676 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | 9 |
Leon Haslam
|
Shell Advance Honda | Honda | 46'18.544 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | 16 |
Johan Stigefelt
|
Sabre Sport | 45'09.018 | 27 | 0 | 20 | |
| 19 | 21 |
Barry Veneman
|
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 45'32.480 | 27 | 0 | 22 | |
| 20 | 68 |
Mark Willis
|
Pulse Gp | 46'01.305 | 27 | 0 | 23 | |
| 1 | 5 |
Garry McCoy
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 27'30.128 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 41 |
Noriyuki Haga
|
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 6'33.506 | 3 | 0 | 10 |