Course disputée sur le circuit de Le Mans
| Position | Numéro | Pilote | Team | Temps | Tours | Points | Départ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Gauloise Yamaha | 44'12.223 | 28 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Honda Gresini | 44'12.605 | 28 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Gauloise Yamaha | 44'17.934 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Honda Gresini | 44'19.499 | 28 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Max Biaggi | Honda Racing Corporation | 44'19.926 | 28 | 11 | 8 |
| 6 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Repsol Honda Team | 44'33.993 | 28 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati Marlboro Team | 44'36.887 | 28 | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | Kawasaki Racing Team | 44'48.163 | 28 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 24 | Toni Elias | Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | 44'50.285 | 28 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 12 | Troy Bayliss | Honda Pons | 45'04.830 | 28 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | 19 | Olivier Jacque | Kawasaki Racing Team | 45'05.525 | 28 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 11 | Ruben Xaus | Fortuna Yamaha MotoGP | 45'12.565 | 28 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | 10 | Kenny Jr Roberts | Team Suzuki MotoGP | 45'12.737 | 28 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | 16 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Konica Minolta Honda | 45'30.216 | 28 | 2 | 19 |
| 15 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Team d\'Antin Pramac | 45'44.456 | 28 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | 21 | John Hopkins | Team Suzuki MotoGP | 44'50.726 | 27 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | 27 | Franco Battaini | Blata WCM | 45'22.642 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | 4 | Alex Barros | Camel Honda | 19'10.033 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | 77 | James Ellison | Blata WCM | 3'26.375 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 20 | 7 | Carlos Checa | Ducati Marlboro Team | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 21 | 67 | Shane Byrne | Team Roberts | 0 | 0 | 17 |