Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds | Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 1 | Mick Doohan | Todas | 2 | Tadayuki Okada | 1–4, 7, 10–14 | 4 | Àlex Crivillé | Todas | Honda NSR500V | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Todas | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 (XR88) | 3 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Todas | 20 | Luca Cadalora | 7 | 25 | Yukio Kagayama | 2–5 | 27 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | 10–12 | 29 | Keiichi Kitagawa | 1 | 33 | Mark Willis | 13 | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) | 5 | Norick Abe | Todas | 12 | Jean-Michel Bayle | 10–12, 14 | 20 | Luca Cadalora | 5–6 | 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 | 16 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | 7 | 20 | Luca Cadalora | 14 | 77 | Eskil Suter | 4–6, 8–12 | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 8 | Carlos Checa | 1–8, 10–14 | 14 | Juan Borja | 8 | 19 | John Kocinski | 1–7, 10–14 | 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 | 28 | Ralf Waldmann | 1–7, 9–14 | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 11 | Simon Crafar | Todas | 55 | Régis Laconi | 1, 3–14 | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500V | 14 | Juan Borja | 1–7, 10–14 | 18 | Garry McCoy | 1–10, 13 | 26 | Bernard Garcia | 11 | 42 | Craig Connell | 12, 14 | 42 | Craig Connell | 13 | 53 | Russel Wood | 2 | 58 | Felisberto Teixeira | 3 | 71 | Juan Pablo Gianini | 14 | 72 | Fernando Cristóbal | 6 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | Legenda | Piloto da Temporada | Piloto Convidado | Piloto Substituto | |