Max Biaggi’s win at Sachsenring pulls him to within 10 points of the championship leader Valentino Rossi. Rossi did not repeat his feat of winning the race from 11th on the grid in Germany as he did at Donington Park. Rossi finished seventh.

Final 500cc Grand Prix Results From Sachsenring:

1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha
2. Carlos Checa, Yamaha
3. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha
4. Norick Abe, Yamaha
5. Alex Barros, Honda
6. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha
7. Valentino Rossi, Honda
8. Loris Capirossi, Honda
9. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki
10. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha
12. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha
13. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha
14. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Proton
15. Anthony West, Honda
16. Jay Vincent, Pulse

Tohru Ukawa, Honda, DNF, 27 laps, crash
Brendan Clarke, Honda, DNF, 18 laps, crash
Barry Veneman, Honda, DNF, 13 laps, retired
Johan Stigefelt, Sabre, DNF, 9 laps, retired
Haruchika Aoki, Honda, DNF, 0 laps, crash
Leon Haslam, Honda, DNF, 0 laps, crash