The race was won by Kenny Roberts Jr., after he had already qualified for pole position on Saturday.

[2] At the start, Kenny Roberts Jr. lost ground to the Yamaha's of Carlos Checa and Norick Abe, with Loris Capirossi also making up ground to go up into third place, with Valentino Rossi right behind in 4th place.

After a few corners, both Àlex Crivillé and Capirossi fell and retired on the opening lap.

On lap 4, Checa still led, with Rossi in second, McCoy in third, Roberts in 4th and Max Biaggi in 5th place.

He lost the front end, highsighted and slid into the grass with his Honda.