Final 500cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results From Sachsenring:

1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:26.097
2. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:26.250
3. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:26.262
4. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:26.262
5. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:26.506
6. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:26.638
7. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:26.654
8. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 1:26.765
9. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:26.784
10. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 1:26.942
11. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:26.955
12. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 1:27.119
13. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Proton, 1:27.294
14. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:27.455
15. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:27.648
16. Anthony West, Honda, 1:28.230
17. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, 1:28.248
18. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:28.323
19. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:28.326
20. Johan Stigefelt, Sabre, 1:28.589
21. Brendan Clarke, Honda, 1:29.613
22. Jay Vincent, Pulse, 1:29.930
23. Barry Veneman, Honda, 1:30.238

Biaggi’s time is a new record for the revised Sachsenring circuit.

According to the official MotoGP website, Criville crashed both of his Honda NSR500s during the qualifying session. There was no word on Criville’s condition except that he would try to ride in Sunday’s race.