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1. Jurgen van den Goorbergh, Honda NSR500, 1:25.099
2. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:25.428
3. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 1:25.436
4. Tohru Ukawa, Honda RC211V, 1:26.368
5. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha YZR500, 1:26.863
6. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:27.063
7. Garry McCoy, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.290
8. Carlos Checa, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1:27.570
9. Max Biaggi, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1:27.609
10. Norick Abe, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.642
11. Shinichi Itoh, Honda RC211V, 1:28.905
12. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha YZR500, 1:29.029
13. Akira Ryo, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:29.174
14. Valentino Rossi, Honda RC211V, 1:30.242
15. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton KR3, 1:30.746
16. Tetsuya Harada, Honda NSR500, 1:31.449
17. John Hopkins, Yamaha YZR500, 1:32.258
18. Alex Barros, Honda NSR500, 1:32.274
19. Daijiro Katoh, Honda NSR500, 1:41.312
20. Regis Laconi, Aprilia RS3, 1:41.372
21. Loris Capirossi, Honda NSR500, 1:46.315