tho it's quite late, but in case you want to know the result...
1. Sete Gibernau (SPA) Telefonica Movistar Honda
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
3. Max Biaggi (ITA) Camel Honda
4. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Camel Honda
5. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro
6. Carlos Checa (SPA) Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
7. Colin Edwards (USA) Telefonica Movistar Honda
8. Norick Abe (JPN) Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3
9. Marco Melandri (ITA) Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3
10. Kenny Roberts (USA) Team Suzuki
11. Neil Hodgson (GBR) d'Antin Ducati
12. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Fuchs Kawasaki
13. Alex Hofmann (GER) Fuchs Kawasaki
14. Jeremy McWilliams (GBR) MS Aprilia
15. Nobuatsu Aoki (JPN) Proton Team KR
16. Andrew Pitt (AUS) Moriwaki Honda
17. Michel Fabrizio (ITA) Harris WCM
and the Riders' Standing after 10 series of 16 this season:
1. Valentino ROSSI / GAULOISES FORTUNA TECH 3 / 184 pts
2. Sete GIBERNAU / TELEFONICA MOVISTAR HONDA / 167 pts
3. Max BIAGGI / CAMEL HONDA / 158 pts
4. Colin EDWARDS / TELEFONICA MOVISTAR HONDA / 104 pts
5. Alex BARROS / REPSOL HONDA / 86 pts
6. Nicky HAYDEN / REPSOL HONDA / 83 pts
7. Carlos CHECA / GAULOISES FORTUNA YAMAHA / 82 pts
8. Loris CAPIROSSI / DUCATI MARLBORO / 75 pts
9. Makoto TAMADA / CAMEL HONDA / 69 pts
10. Marco MELANDRI / FORTUNA GAULOISES TECH 3 / 64 pts
seemed like the battle is for Rossi, Gibernau and Biaggi. One Spaniard against two Italians.
