Course disputée sur le circuit de Le Mans
| Position | Numéro | Pilote | Team | Temps | Tours | Points | Départ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Gauloise Yamaha | 17:43:43 | 28 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Honda Gresini | 17:50:05 | 28 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Gauloise Yamaha | 19:18:54 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Honda Gresini | 19:44:59 | 28 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Max Biaggi | Honda Racing Corporation | 19:52:06 | 28 | 11 | 8 |
| 6 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Repsol Honda Team | 23:46:33 | 28 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati Marlboro Team | 00:34:47 | 28 | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | Kawasaki Racing Team | 03:42:43 | 28 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 24 | Toni Elias | Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | 04:18:05 | 28 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 12 | Troy Bayliss | Honda Pons | 08:20:30 | 28 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | 19 | Olivier Jacque | Kawasaki Racing Team | 08:32:05 | 28 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 11 | Ruben Xaus | Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | 10:29:25 | 28 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | 10 | Kenny Jr Roberts | Team Suzuki MotoGP | 10:32:17 | 28 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | 16 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Konica Minolta Honda | 15:23:36 | 28 | 2 | 19 |
| 15 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Team d\'Antin Pramac | 19:20:56 | 28 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | 21 | John Hopkins | Team Suzuki MotoGP | 04:25:26 | 27 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | 27 | Franco Battaini | Blata WCM | 13:17:22 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | 4 | Alex Barros | Camel Honda | 08:27:13 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | 77 | James Ellison | Blata WCM | 10:19:35 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 20 | 7 | Carlos Checa | Ducati Marlboro Team | 01:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | 67 | Shane Byrne | Team Roberts | 01:00:00 | 0 | 0 | 17 |