# Temporada 1998 del Campeonato del Mundo de Motociclismo

La temporada de 1998 fue la 50.º edición del Campeonato Mundial de Motociclismo. Se desarrolló entre el 5 de abril y el 25 de octubre de aquel año, iniciándose en Suzuka (Japón) y finalizando en Buenos Aires (Argentina). Se disputaron 14 fechas en tres categorías diferentes.
El Campeonato Mundial para motocicletas de 500cc fue para el australiano Mick Doohan de Honda. El subcampeonato fue para el italiano Max Biaggi (Honda) y el tercer lugar fue para el español Àlex Crivillé, también perteneciente a Honda.
Por su parte el piloto italiano Loris Capirossi, con su Aprilia, se adjudicó el campeonato de la categoría 250cc, superando a su compañero de equipo y compatriota Valentino Rossi. El japonés Kazuto Sakata de Aprilia se adjudicó el campeonato de 125cc.

## Calendario

| Ronda | Fecha | Gran Premio | Circuito | Ganador 125cc | Ganador 250cc | Ganador 500cc | |
| 1 | 5 de abril | Gran Premio de Japón | Suzuka | Kazuto Sakata | Daijiro Kato | Max Biaggi | Artículo |
| 2 | 19 de abril | Gran Premio de Malasia | Johor | Noboru Ueda | Tetsuya Harada | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 3 | 3 de mayo | Gran Premio de España | Jerez | Kazuto Sakata | Loris Capirossi | Àlex Crivillé | Artículo |
| 4 | 17 de mayo | Gran Premio de Italia | Mugello | Tomomi Manako | Marcellino Lucchi | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 5 | 31 de mayo | Gran Premio de Francia | Paul Ricard | Kazuto Sakata | Tetsuya Harada | Àlex Crivillé | Artículo |
| 6 | 14 de junio | Gran Premio de Madrid | Jarama | Lucio Cecchinello | Tetsuya Harada | Carlos Checa | Artículo |
| 7 | 27 de junio | Gran Premio de los Países Bajos | Assen | Marco Melandri | Valentino Rossi | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 8 | 5 de julio | Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña | Donington | Kazuto Sakata | Loris Capirossi | Simon Crafar | Artículo |
| 9 | 19 de julio | Gran Premio de Alemania | Sachsenring | Tomomi Manako | Tetsuya Harada | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 10 | 23 de agosto | Gran Premio de la República Checa | Brno | Marco Melandri | Tetsuya Harada | Max Biaggi | Artículo |
| 11 | 6 de septiembre | Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Imola | Imola | Tomomi Manako | Valentino Rossi | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 12 | 20 de septiembre | Gran Premio de Cataluña | Catalunya | Tomomi Manako | Valentino Rossi | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 13 | 4 de octubre | Gran Premio de Australia | Phillip Island | Masao Azuma | Valentino Rossi | Mick Doohan | Artículo |
| 14 | 25 de octubre | Gran Premio de Argentina | Buenos Aires | Tomomi Manako | Valentino Rossi | Mick Doohan | Artículo |

## Resultados
### Sistema de puntuación

Los puntos se reparten entre los quince primeros clasificados en acabar la carrera. Sistema de puntuación de 1993 hasta 2022:
| Posición | 1.º | 2.º | 3.º | 4.º | 5.º | 6.º | 7.º | 8.º | 9.º | 10.º | 11.º | 12.º | 13.º | 14.º | 15.º |
| Puntos | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Clasificación 500cc

| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | Pts. |
| 1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 260 |
| 2 | Max Biaggi | Honda | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | DSQ | 8 | 5 | 208 |
| 3 | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 198 |
| 4 | Carlos Checa | Honda | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | DNQ | | 7 | 10 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 139 |
| 5 | Alex Barros | Honda | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 138 |
| 6 | Norick Abe | Yamaha | 14 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 128 |
| 7 | Simon Crafar | Yamaha | 9 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 119 |
| 8 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | 2 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | | | 8 | | | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 106 |
| 9 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 101 |
| 10 | Régis Laconi | Yamaha | DNS | | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 86 |
| 11 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 72 |
| 12 | John Kocinski | Honda | 13 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | Ret | DNS | | | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 64 |
| 13 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Modenas KR3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | 12 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 59 |
| 14 | Ralf Waldmann | Modenas KR3 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | DNS | | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 46 |
| 15 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Honda | Ret | 8 | 18 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 |
| 16 | Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | Ret | | 7 | 28 |
| 17 | Garry McCoy | Honda | Ret | 10 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | | 23 |
| 18 | Kyoji Nanba | Yamaha | 5 | Ret | 16 | 12 | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 22 |
| 19 | Matt Wait | Honda | Ret | 12 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 21 | Scott Smart | Honda | Ret | | 21 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | 14 |
| 22 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki | | 6 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 23 | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 23 | Luca Cadalora | Suzuki | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 23 | Luca Cadalora | MuZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 |
| 24 | Bernard Garcia | Honda | | | | | | | 15 | 11 | 12 | | Ret | | | | 10 |
| 25 | Norihiko Fujiwara | Yamaha | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 26 | Eskil Suter | MuZ | | | | 18 | Ret | 14 | | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | | | 7 |
| 27 | Gregorio Lavilla | Honda | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 5 |
| 28 | Doriano Romboni | MuZ | 12 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 29 | John McGuinness | Honda | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Sébastien Gimbert | Honda | Ret | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | DNQ | | | | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 4 |
| 31 | Fernando Cristóbal | Honda | | | | | | 15 | | 14 | 15 | | | | | | 4 |
| 32 | Juan Bautista Borja | Honda | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | 17 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 3 |
| 33 | Mark Willis | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 2 |
| 34 | Fabio Carpani | Honda | 16 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | 16 | DNQ | 15 | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 1 |
| | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Paolo Tessari | Paton | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | 0 |
| | Craig Connell | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 19 | 0 |
| | Juan Pablo Gianini | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 0 |
| | Filisberto Teixeira | Honda | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Keiichi Kitagawa | Suzuki | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Russel Wood | Honda | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gianmaria Liverani | Paton | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | MuZ | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jorg Schollhorn | Honda | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | Pts. |
| Color | Resultado |
| Oro | Ganador |
| Plata | 2.ª plaza |
| Bronce | 3.ª plaza |
| Verde | Finalizó en los puntos |
| Azul | Finalizó sin puntos |
| Azul | NC - No clasificado |
| Violeta | Ret - No terminó (Carrera) |
| Rojo | DNQ - No se clasificó |
| Negro | DSQ - Descalificado |
| Blanco | DNS - No empezó (carrera) |
| Blanco | WD - Retirado (fin de semana) |
| Blanco | C - Carrera cancelada |
| Sin color | DNP - Inscrito pero no participó |
| Sin color | INJ - Lesionado |
| Sin color | EX - Excluido |
| Estado | Resultado |
| Negrita | Pole position |
| Cursiva | Vuelta rápida |
| † | Abandona, pero clasifica al completar el porcentaje requerido para ello |

### Clasificación 250cc

| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | Pts. |
| 1 | Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 224 |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 201 |
| 3 | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 200 |
| 4 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | Ret | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 145 |
| 5 | Olivier Jacque | Honda | 5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 112 |
| 6 | Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 112 |
| 7 | Stefano Perugini | Honda | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 102 |
| 8 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | 15 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 91 |
| 9 | Jeremy McWilliams | TSR-Honda | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 87 |
| 10 | Luis D'Antin | Yamaha | DNS | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 7 | Ret | 74 |
| 11 | José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | 8 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 61 |
| 12 | Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 61 |
| 13 | Jason Vincent | TSR-Honda | 19 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | Ret | | 60 |
| 14 | Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 18 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | DNS | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 58 |
| 15 | Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Ret | Ret | | | 52 |
| 16 | Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | 9 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 52 |
| 17 | Jürgen Fuchs | Aprilia | 17 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 4 | 2 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | 45 |
| 18 | Franco Battaini | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | DNS | | | | 13 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 34 |
| 19 | Shinya Nakano | Yamaha | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 33 |
| 20 | Daijiro Kato | Honda | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 21 | Johan Stigefelt | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 22 | Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 |
| 23 | Naoki Matsudo | Yamaha | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 24 | Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | 14 | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | | DNS | | | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Davide Bulega | Honda | 20 | Ret | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 25 | Davide Bulega | ERP-Honda | | | | | 16 | 14 | 17 | DNS | 13 | 20 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 |
| 26 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 27 | Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | Ret | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 9 |
| 27 | Yasumasa Hatakeyama | ERP-Honda | | | | 13 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 15 | DNS | | | | | | 9 |
| 28 | Ivan Clementi | Yamaha | | | | | | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 7 |
| 29 | Alex Hofmann | Honda | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 6 |
| 30 | William Costes | Honda | DNS | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | 6 |
| 31 | Choujun Kameya | Suzuki | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 32 | Diego Giugovaz | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 18 | | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | Jamie Robinson | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | | | | 2 |
| 34 | Juan Federico Gartner | Aprilia | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 16 | DNQ | | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 1 |
| 35 | Julien Allemand | Honda | | | | | 15 | | | 17 | DNQ | | | | | | 1 |
| 36 | Ismael Bonilla | Honda | | | 17 | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 37 | Mike Baldinger | Honda | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 1 |
| 38 | Woolsey Coulter | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| | Matthieu Lagrive | Honda | | | | | DNS | | | | | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| | Makoto Tamada | Honda | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Shaun Geronimi | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 0 |
| | Shahrol Yuzy | Yamaha | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Vincent Philippe | Honda | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | David Horton | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 0 |
| | Franck Poulle | Honda | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jarno Janssen | Honda | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Shane Norval | Honda | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Diego Ruabén | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Maurice Bolwerk | Honda | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Igor Antonelli | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | 0 |
| | Leandro Mulet | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 0 |
| | Rudie Markink | Honda | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | David García | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | 0 |
| | Craig Frederickson | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 0 |
| | Gabriel Borgmann | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 0 |
| | André Romein | Honda | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Vladimír Častka | ERP-Honda | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Lucas Oliver Bultó | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Radomil Rous | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | David Ortega | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | 0 |
| | Filippo Cotti | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | 0 |
| | Eustaquio Gavria | Honda | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Agustín Escobar | Honda | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Hervé Mora | Aprilia | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alex Debón | Honda | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gary May | Aprilia | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Paul Jones | Aprilia | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Callum Ramsay | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Markus Ober | Honda | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mathias Neukirchen | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Adrian Schmidt | Honda | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Iván Silva | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | William Strugnell | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Matías Ríos | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Martin Craggill | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | 0 |
| | Manuel Luque | Yamaha | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | José David de Gea | Yamaha | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Henk van de Lagemaat | Honda | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Lukáš Vavrečka | Honda | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| | Lars Langer | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| | Adam Brunskill | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | Pts. |
| Color | Resultado |
| Oro | Ganador |
| Plata | 2.ª plaza |
| Bronce | 3.ª plaza |
| Verde | Finalizó en los puntos |
| Azul | Finalizó sin puntos |
| Azul | NC - No clasificado |
| Violeta | Ret - No terminó (Carrera) |
| Rojo | DNQ - No se clasificó |
| Negro | DSQ - Descalificado |
| Blanco | DNS - No empezó (carrera) |
| Blanco | WD - Retirado (fin de semana) |
| Blanco | C - Carrera cancelada |
| Sin color | DNP - Inscrito pero no participó |
| Sin color | INJ - Lesionado |
| Sin color | EX - Excluido |
| Estado | Resultado |
| Negrita | Pole position |
| Cursiva | Vuelta rápida |
| † | Abandona, pero clasifica al completar el porcentaje requerido para ello |

### Clasificación 125cc

| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | Pts. |
| 1 | Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 229 |
| 2 | Tomomi Manako | Honda | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 217 |
| 3 | Marco Melandri | Honda | 10 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 202 |
| 4 | Masao Azuma | Honda | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 135 |
| 5 | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 4 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | DNS | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 3 | 130 |
| 6 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 12 | 6 | 113 |
| 7 | Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 97 |
| 8 | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 89 |
| 9 | Roberto Locatelli | Honda | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 87 |
| 10 | Frédéric Petit | Honda | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | DNS | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 78 |
| 11 | Youichi Ui | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 15 | 76 |
| 12 | Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 20 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 72 |
| 13 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | Ret | 1 | 5 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | 6 | 18 | 9 | 62 |
| 14 | Ivan Goi | Aprilia | 15 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 53 |
| 15 | Hiroyuki Kikuchi | Honda | 7 | | | | | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | DNS | | | | 52 |
| 16 | Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | 12 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 45 |
| 17 | Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | Ret | 11 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 45 |
| 18 | Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 20 | 10 | 12 | 43 |
| 19 | Ángel Nieto Jr. | Aprilia | 13 | 8 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 13 | Ret | 41 |
| 20 | Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | Ret | 14 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 8 | 18 | 25 |
| 21 | Emilio Alzamora | Aprilia | 21 | 16 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 21 | DNS | 18 |
| 22 | Nobuyuki Osaki | Yamaha | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 23 | Juan Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | 16 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 10 |
| 24 | Takashi Akita | Yamaha | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 25 | Paolo Tessari | Aprilia | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 26 | Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | | | 19 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 27 | Álvaro Molina | Honda | | | Ret | | | 13 | | | | | | 25 | | | 3 |
| 28 | Federico Cerroni | Aprilia | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 18 | DNS | | Ret | 3 |
| 29 | Fonsi Nieto | Aprilia | | | 15 | | | 14 | | | | | | 17 | | | 3 |
| 30 | Kazuhiro Takao | Honda | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 31 | Andrea Iommi | Honda | | | | Ret | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 2 |
| 32 | Claudio Cipriani | Aprilia | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 33 | Christian Manna | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 17 | DNS | | | Ret | 1 |
| 34 | Andrea Zappa | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | JPN | MAL | ESP | ITA | FRA | MAD | NED | GBR | GER | CZE | IMO | CAT | AUS | ARG | Pts. |
| Color | Resultado |
| Oro | Ganador |
| Plata | 2.ª plaza |
| Bronce | 3.ª plaza |
| Verde | Finalizó en los puntos |
| Azul | Finalizó sin puntos |
| Azul | NC - No clasificado |
| Violeta | Ret - No terminó (Carrera) |
| Rojo | DNQ - No se clasificó |
| Negro | DSQ - Descalificado |
| Blanco | DNS - No empezó (carrera) |
| Blanco | WD - Retirado (fin de semana) |
| Blanco | C - Carrera cancelada |
| Sin color | DNP - Inscrito pero no participó |
| Sin color | INJ - Lesionado |
| Sin color | EX - Excluido |
| Estado | Resultado |
| Negrita | Pole position |
| Cursiva | Vuelta rápida |
| † | Abandona, pero clasifica al completar el porcentaje requerido para ello |

## Participantes
### Participantes en 500cc

| Equipo | Constructor | Moto | No. | Piloto | Rondas |
| Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 1 | Mick Doohan | Todas |
| Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 2 | Tadayuki Okada | 1–4, 7, 10–14 |
| Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 4 | Àlex Crivillé | Todas |
| Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Todas |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 3 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Todas |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 20 | Luca Cadalora | 7 |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 25 | Yukio Kagayama | 2–5 |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 27 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | 10–12 |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 29 | Keiichi Kitagawa | 1 |
| Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 33 | Mark Willis | 13 |
| Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) | 5 | Norick Abe | Todas |
| Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) | 12 | Jean-Michel Bayle | 10–12, 14 |
| Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) | 20 | Luca Cadalora | 5–6 |
| Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) | 21 | Kyoji Nanba | 1–4, 9 |
| Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 6 | Max Biaggi | Todas |
| Muz Roc Rennen Sport | MuZ | MuZ 500 | 7 | Doriano Romboni | 1–2 |
| Muz Roc Rennen Sport | MuZ | MuZ 500 | 16 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | 7 |
| Muz Roc Rennen Sport | MuZ | MuZ 500 | 20 | Luca Cadalora | 14 |
| Muz Roc Rennen Sport | MuZ | MuZ 500 | 77 | Eskil Suter | 4–6, 8–12 |
| Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 8 | Carlos Checa | 1–8, 10–14 |
| Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 14 | Juan Bautista Borja | 8 |
| Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 19 | John Kocinski | 1–7, 10–14 |
| Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 39 | Gregorio Lavilla | 9 |
| Honda Gresini | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 9 | Alex Barros | Todas |
| Team Roberts Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas | Modenas KR3 | 10 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Todas |
| Team Roberts Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas | Modenas KR3 | 28 | Ralf Waldmann | 1–7, 9–14 |
| Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 11 | Simon Crafar | Todas |
| Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 55 | Régis Laconi | 1, 3–14 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 14 | Juan Bautista Borja | 1–7, 10–14 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 18 | Garry McCoy | 1–10, 13 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 26 | Bernard Garcia | 11 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 42 | Craig Connell | 12, 14 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 42 | Craig Connell | 13 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 53 | Russel Wood | 2 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 58 | Felisberto Teixeira | 3 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 71 | Juan Pablo Gianini | 14 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 72 | Fernando Cristóbal | 6 |
| Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 72 | Fernando Cristóbal | 8–9 |
| Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 17 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Todas |
| Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 22 | Sébastien Gimbert | 1–6, 10–14 |
| Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 26 | Bernard Garcia | 7–9 |
| F.C.C. TSR | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 23 | Matt Wait | Todas |
| Team Paton | Paton | Paton V70 C10/4 | 43 | Paolo Tessari | 11–12 |
| Team Paton | Paton | Paton V70 C10/4 | 63 | Gianmaria Liverani | 4 |
| Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 50 | Noriyuki Haga | 1 |
| BP Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 52 | Norihiko Fujiwara | 2 |
| Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 57 | Fabio Carpani | Todas |
| Team Zupin | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 60 | Jörg Schöllhorn | 9 |
| Team Vimto Honda/Paul Bird | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 68 | John McGuinness | 8 |
| Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 88 | Scott Smart | 1, 3–14 |
Pilotos :
* Piloto regular
* Piloto con wildcard
* Piloto de reemplazo