# 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 48th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

## Season summary

Honda's Mick Doohan continued his domination of the 500 class with 8 victories. His Repsol Honda teammate, Àlex Crivillé beat him to the line twice in Austria and the Czech Republic. Luca Cadalora, now with the Kanemoto Honda team took two wins for the fourth consecutive year. Suzuki's hopes were dashed when Daryl Beattie suffered head injuries in a pre-season crash. He returned only to crash in Spain then two races later in France which effectively ended his career. Loris Capirossi won his first 500 Grand Prix when Crivillé collided with his teammate, Doohan on the last lap of the Australian round. A new European team made its debut with the Elf team using a Swissauto V4 sidecar engine in an ROC chassis. It proved to be fast but unreliable. Honda introduced the NSR500V, a V twin as a cost-effective alternative for privateer teams.
Max Biaggi claimed his third consecutive 250 championship for Aprilia. Haruchika Aoki repeated as the 125 champion for Honda. Newcomers winning their first Grands Prix were Norifumi Abe in the 500 class, Olivier Jacque in the 250 class and Valentino Rossi in the 125 class.

## 1996 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1996:
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
| 1 | 31 March | Marlboro Grand Prix of Malaysia | Shah Alam Circuit |
| 2 | 7 April | Marlboro Indonesian Grand Prix | Sentul International Circuit |
| 3 | 21 April | Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
| 4 | 12 May | Gran Premio Lucky Strike de España | Circuito Permanente de Jerez |
| 5 | 26 May | Gran Premio d'Italia Polini | Mugello Circuit |
| 6 | 9 June | Grand Prix de France | Circuit Paul Ricard |
| 7 | 29 June †† | Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix | TT Circuit Assen |
| 8 | 7 July | Warsteiner Grand Prix Deutschland | Nürburgring |
| 9 | 21 July | British Grand Prix | Donington Park |
| 10 | 4 August | HB Motorrad Grand Prix Austria | A1-Ring |
| 11 | 18 August | Grand Prix České republiky | Brno Circuit |
| 12 | 1 September | Gran Premio IP Città di Imola | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
| 13 | 15 September | Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya | Circuit de Catalunya |
| 14 | 6 October | GP Rio | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet |
| 15 | 20 October | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek |
†† = Saturday race

### Calendar changes

* The French Grand Prix moved from the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans to the Circuit Paul Ricard due to overbid in Le Mans, the Bugatti Circuit returned in 2000.
* The Austrian Grand Prix returned from the calendar after a one-year absence and moved from the Salzburgring to the Österreichring, one year before the track was renamed as the A1-Ring.
* The Indonesian Grand Prix was added to the calendar.
* The Argentine Grand Prix was initially scheduled, but was eventually taken off the calendar.
* The European Grand Prix was renamed the Catalan Grand Prix.

## Participants
### 500cc participants

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No | Rider | Rounds |
| Team Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 (NV0W) | 1 | Mick Doohan | All |
| Team Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 (NV0W) | 4 | Àlex Crivillé | All |
| Team Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500V (NVAA) | 6 | Tadayuki Okada | All |
| Team Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500V (NVAA) | 41 | Shinichi Itoh | All |
| Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR86) | 2 | Daryl Beattie | 3–6, 13–14 |
| Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR86) | 11 | Scott Russell | 1–4, 6–15 |
| Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR86) | 21 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | 1 |
| Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR86) | 53 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | 3 |
| Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR86) | 26 | Terry Rymer | 5, 7–12 |
| Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR86) | 42 | Peter Goddard | 15 |
| Kanemoto Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 3 | Luca Cadalora | All |
| Honda Pileri | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 7 | Alex Barros | All |
| ELF 500 ROC | Elf | Elf 500 | 8 | Juan Borja | All |
| ELF 500 ROC | Elf | Elf 500 | 14 | Adrian Bosshard | 1–5, 7–8 |
| ELF 500 ROC | Elf | Elf 500 | 28 | William Costes | 6 |
| ELF 500 ROC | Elf | Elf 500 | 44 | Chris Walker | 9–14 |
| ELF 500 ROC | Elf | Elf 500 | 48 | Marty Craggill | 15 |
| Marlboro Yamaha Roberts | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWJ1) | 9 | Norick Abe | All |
| Marlboro Yamaha Roberts | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWJ1) | 10 | Kenny Roberts Jr. | 3–15 |
| Marlboro Yamaha Roberts | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWJ1) | 12 | Jean-Michel Bayle | All |
| QUB Team Optimum | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 13 | Jeremy McWilliams | All |
| ELC Lease ROC | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 14 | Adrian Bosshard | 10–13 |
| ELC Lease ROC | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 16 | Laurent Naveau | 1–3, 8, 14–15 |
| ELC Lease ROC | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 25 | Jean-Marc Deletang | 5–6 |
| IP Aprilia Racing Team | Aprilia | Aprilia RSW-2 500 | 15 | Doriano Romboni | 1–8, 12 |
| IP Aprilia Racing Team | Aprilia | Aprilia RSW-2 500 | 29 | Marcellino Lucchi | 10–11 |
| Fortuna Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 17 | Alberto Puig | 1–14 |
| Fortuna Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 24 | Carlos Checa | All |
| WCM | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 18 | James Haydon | 1–12 |
| WCM | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 30 | Andrew Stroud | 13–15 |
| WCM | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 33 | Chris Taylor | 14 |
| Harris Grand Prix | Harris Yamaha | Harris Yamaha SLS500 | 19 | Sean Emmett | 1–13 |
| Harris Grand Prix | Harris Yamaha | Harris Yamaha SLS500 | 32 | Stéphane Mertens | 14–15 |
| Padgett's Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 20 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | 1–8 |
| Padgett's Racing Team | Harris Yamaha | Harris Yamaha SLS500 | 96 | Paul Young | 9–15 |
| Team Paton | Paton | Paton V70 C10/2 | 20 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | 14–15 |
| Team Paton | Paton | Paton V70 C10/2 | 51 | Jean-Pierre Jeandat | 1–7, 9–13 |
| Team Paton | Paton | Paton V70 C10/2 | 66 | Marco Papa | 12 |
| Team Paton | Paton | Paton V70 C10/2 | 70 | Florian Ferracci | 8 |
| Team Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 22 | Lucio Pedercini | All |
| Millar Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 23 | Eugene McManus | All |
| Soverex FP Racing | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 27 | Frédéric Protat | All |
| Soverex FP Racing | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 70 | Florian Ferracci | 6 |
| Team HRC | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 52 | Takuma Aoki | 3 |
| Suzuki Deutschland | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 | 54 | Michael Rudroff | 8 |
| Team Schmassmann | Harris Yamaha | Harris Yamaha SLS500 | 55 | Niggi Schmassmann | 8 |
| RTM Corse | RTM Suzuki | RTM 500 | 64 | Andrea Zambotti | 12 |
| Marlboro Yamaha Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWJ1) | 65 | Loris Capirossi | All |
| Team Leone Racing | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 66 | Marco Papa | 5 |
| Team Truchsess | ROC Yamaha | ROC Yamaha GP1 | 69 | Karl Truchsess | 10 |
* Key
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Results and standings
### Grands Prix

| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
| 1 | 31 March | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Shah Alam | Stefano Perugini | Max Biaggi | Luca Cadalora | Report |
| 2 | 7 April | Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix | Sentul | Masaki Tokudome | Tetsuya Harada | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 3 | 21 April | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Suzuka | Masaki Tokudome | Max Biaggi | Norifumi Abe | Report |
| 4 | 12 May | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jerez | Haruchika Aoki | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 5 | 26 May | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mugello | Peter Öttl | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 6 | 9 June | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Paul Ricard | Stefano Perugini | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 7 | 29 June †† | Dutch TT | Assen | Emilio Alzamora | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 8 | 7 July | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Masaki Tokudome | Ralf Waldmann | Luca Cadalora | Report |
| 9 | 21 July | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington | Stefano Perugini | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 10 | 4 August | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | A1-Ring | Ivan Goi | Ralf Waldmann | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
| 11 | 18 August | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brno | Valentino Rossi | Max Biaggi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
| 12 | 1 September | City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix | Imola | Masaki Tokudome | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 13 | 15 September | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Catalunya | Tomomi Manako | Max Biaggi | Carlos Checa | Report |
| 14 | 6 October | Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix | Rio de Janeiro | Haruchika Aoki | Olivier Jacque | Mick Doohan | Report |
| 15 | 20 October | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek | Garry McCoy | Max Biaggi | Loris Capirossi | Report |
†† = Saturday race

### 500cc riders' standings
#### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | RIO | AUS | Pts |
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda NSR500 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 309 |
| 2 | Àlex Crivillé | Honda NSR500 | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 245 |
| 3 | Luca Cadalora | Honda NSR500 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 168 |
| 4 | Alex Barros | Honda NSR500 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 158 |
| 5 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZR500 | 8 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 148 |
| 6 | Scott Russell | Suzuki RGV500 | 4 | 7 | 3 | DNS | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 133 |
| 7 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda NSR500V | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 132 |
| 8 | Carlos Checa | Honda NSR500 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | DNS | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 124 |
| 9 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha YZR500 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 110 |
| 10 | Loris Capirossi | Yamaha YZR500 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 1 | 98 |
| 11 | Alberto Puig | Honda NSR500 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | | 93 |
| 12 | Shinichi Ito | Honda NSR500V | Ret | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 77 |
| 13 | Kenny Roberts Jr. | Yamaha YZR500 | | | 12 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 69 |
| 14 | Juan Borja | ELF 500 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 10 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 34 |
| 15 | Frédéric Protat | ROC-Yamaha | 9 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 16 | Jeremy McWilliams | ROC-Yamaha | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 26 |
| 17 | Lucio Pedercini | ROC-Yamaha | 12 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 25 |
| 18 | Daryl Beattie | Suzuki RGV500 | | | 5 | Ret | 4 | DNS | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | 24 |
| 19 | Doriano Romboni | Aprilia RSW-2 500 | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 14 | WD | | | 23 |
| 20 | Terry Rymer | Suzuki RGV500 | | | | | Ret | | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | | | | 16 |
| 21 | James Haydon | ROC-Yamaha | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 17 | Ret | Ret | | | | 16 |
| 22 | Sean Emmett | Harris-Yamaha | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | Ret | | | 9 |
| 23 | Peter Goddard | Suzuki RGV500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 6 |
| 24 | Eugene McManus | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| 25 | Toshiyuki Arakaki | Paton V70 C10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | 4 |
| 26 | Laurent Naveau | ROC-Yamaha | 13 | 16 | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 3 |
| 27 | Florian Ferracci | Paton V70 C10 | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 28 | Jean-Marc Delétang | ROC-Yamaha | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 29 | Paul Young | Harris-Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | 23 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 30 | Andrew Stroud | ROC-Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 14 | 2 |
| 31 | Chris Walker | ELF 500 | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 17 | | 2 |
| 32 | Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia RSA500 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | | | | | 1 |
| | Jean-Pierre Jeandat | Paton V70 C10 | 16 | | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 21 | 22 | 17 | | | | 0 |
| | Stéphane Mertens | Harris-Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| | Nicholas Schmassma | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marco Papa | ROC-Yamaha | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | 18 | | | | 0 |
| | Adrian Bosshard | ELF 500 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki RGV500 | DNS | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Takuma Aoki | Honda NSR500 | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Rudroff | Suzuki RGV500 | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Martin Craggill | ELF 500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | RIO | AUS | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### 250cc riders' standings
#### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | RIO | AUS | Pts |
| 1 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 274 |
| 2 | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | DNS | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 268 |
| 3 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 193 |
| 4 | Jürgen Fuchs | Honda | 7 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 174 |
| 5 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | Ret | 7 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 4 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 142 |
| 6 | Luis d'Antin | Honda | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 138 |
| 7 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Honda | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | 105 |
| 8 | Tetsuya Harada | Yamaha | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 9 | Ret | | | | 104 |
| 9 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Honda | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 91 |
| 10 | Luca Boscoscuro | Aprilia | 9 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 9 | Ret | 62 |
| 11 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Honda | 8 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 12 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 56 |
| 12 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | 12 | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 56 |
| 13 | Eskil Suter | Aprilia | Ret | 11 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 9 | 15 | Ret | 55 |
| 14 | Cristiano Migliorati | Honda | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 50 |
| 15 | Régis Laconi | Honda | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 43 |
| 16 | Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | | | | | 2 | | | Ret | Ret | | | 5 | 6 | | | 41 |
| 17 | Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | 10 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | Ret | 10 | 12 | | 6 | 9 | 41 |
| 18 | Jamie Robinson | Aprilia | 11 | Ret | 22 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 |
| 19 | Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | Ret | 9 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 20 | | 13 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 20 | Osamu Miyazaki | Aprilia | 15 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 22 |
| 21 | Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 22 | Sete Gibernau | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | Ret | 20 |
| 23 | Daijiro Kato | Honda | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 24 | Davide Bulega | Aprilia | 14 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 |
| 25 | Oliver Petrucciani | Aprilia | Ret | 19 | 24 | Ret | 18 | 15 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 |
| 26 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | Ret | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 10 |
| 27 | Kensuke Haga | Yamaha | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 28 | Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | Ret | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 15 | DNS | 16 | Ret | 9 |
| 29 | Alessandro Antonello | Aprilia | | | | | 19 | | | Ret | 13 | 12 | DNS | | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| 30 | Massimo Ottobre | Aprilia | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 11 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 31 | José Luis Cardoso | Aprilia | Ret | Ret | 23 | | DNS | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 32 | Christophe Cogan | Honda | Ret | 20 | 25 | Ret | 28 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 2 |
| 33 | Christian Boudinot | Aprilia | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 34 | Marcus Payten | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | RIO | AUS | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### 125cc riders' standings
#### Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | RIO | AUS | Pts |
| 1 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | NC | 6 | NC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 220 |
| 2 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | NC | NC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 193 |
| 3 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | NC | 9 | 167 |
| 4 | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | 5 | NC | NC | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | NC | NC | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | NC | 158 |
| 5 | Jorge Martínez | Aprilia | NC | 5 | 8 | NC | 13 | NC | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 131 |
| 6 | Stefano Perugini | Aprilia | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | NC | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | NC | 14 | | NC | 9 | NC | 128 |
| 7 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | NC | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 126 |
| 8 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 10 | 14 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | Ret | 113 |
| 9 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 111 |
| 10 | Ivan Goi | Honda | 16 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 110 |
| 11 | Peter Öttl | Aprilia | 3 | 3 | NC | 11 | 1 | NC | | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | NC | NC | | | 97 |
| 12 | Garry McCoy | Aprilia | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 9 | 18 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 87 |
| 13 | Dirk Raudies | Honda | NC | 4 | NC | 13 | NC | 6 | 6 | 16 | NC | 2 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 81 |
| 14 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | NC | NC | NC | 9 | 16 | 5 | NC | 18 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 61 |
| 15 | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | NC | 12 | 7 | NC | 6 | Ret | NC | 14 | 9 | 18 | 8 | NC | Ret | 7 | 6 | 59 |
| 16 | Manfred Geissler | Aprilia | NC | NC | 5 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 9 | NC | 16 | NC | 54 |
| 17 | Akira Saito | Honda | 8 | 9 | NC | 24 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 19 | NC | 12 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 43 |
| 18 | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | Ret | | Ret | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | | 36 |
| 19 | Frédéric Petit | Honda | 11 | 15 | 20 | 18 | NC | 13 | 11 | 15 | NC | 15 | 18 | 10 | NC | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 20 | Herri Torrontegui | Honda | | | | 20 | NC | 14 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 12 | NC | 15 | 18 |
| 21 | Andrea Ballerini | Aprilia | 13 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 11 | NC | NC | NC | 19 | NC | NC | 20 | | | | 14 |
| 22 | Darren Barton | Aprilia | NC | 16 | 9 | 14 | 22 | NC | NC | NC | 13 | NC | NC | 18 | NC | | | 12 |
| 23 | Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 14 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 15 | NC | NC | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | NC | 12 |
| 24 | Masao Azuma | Honda | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 25 | Josep Sarda | Honda | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | NC | NC | 13 | NC | 14 | | NC | NC | 13 | | 8 |
| 26 | Shigeru Ibaraki | Yamaha | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Loek Bodelier | Honda | 18 | NC | | 21 | NC | 17 | 12 | NC | NC | 20 | 24 | NC | NC | Ret | NC | 4 |
| 28 | Paolo Tessari | Honda | 15 | 18 | 13 | | NC | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | NC | 20 | 17 | | | | 4 |
| 29 | Luigi Ancona | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 30 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | | | | | NC | | | | | | | | 14 | NC | 16 | 2 |
| 31 | Gabriele Debbia | Yamaha | NC | NC | NC | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | NC | 16 | NC | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 32 | Shinichi Sugaya | Honda | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 33 | Jose Ramon Ramirez | Yamaha | | NC | | 15 | | | | | | | | | NC | | | 1 |
| 34 | Petrus Canisius | Yamaha | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ahmad Jayadi | Yamaha | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | MAL | INA | JPN | ESP | ITA | FRA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | CZE | IMO | CAT | RIO | AUS | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |