Provisional 500cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results From Germany:

1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:26.455
2. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:26.731
3. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:26.847
4. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:26.963
5. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:26.968
6. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:27.058
7. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:27.232
8. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 1:27.319
9. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 1:27.427
10. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:27.518
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:27.667
12. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:27.836
13. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:27.868
14. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 1:28.173
15. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Proton, 1:28.296
16. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, 1:28.833
17. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:29.080
18. Anthony West, Honda, 1:29.113
19. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:29.285
20. Johan Stigefelt, Sabre, 1:29.516
21. Jay Vincent, Pulse, 1:30.691
22. Barry Veneman, Honda, 1:31.323
23. Brendan Clarke, Honda, 1:32.277

Biaggi’s time of 1:26.455 sets a new track record for the revised Sachsenring circuit.