| No. | Rider | Nation | Machine | Team |
| 3 | ROBERTO ROLFO | ITALIAN | FORTUNA HONDA | HONDA |
| 5 | SEBASTIAN PORTO | ARGENTINE | TELEFONICA MOVISTAR JUNIOR TEAM | HONDA |
| 6 | ALEX DEBON | SPANISH | TROLL HONDA BQR | HONDA |
| 7 | RANDY DE PUNIET | FRENCH | SAFILO OXYDO-LCR | APRILIA |
| 8 | NAOKI MATSUDO | JAPANESE | YAMAHA KURZ | YAMAHA |
| 9 | HUGO MARCHAND | FRENCH | EQUIPE DE FRANCE – SCRAB GP | APRILIA |
| 10 | ALFONSO NIETO | SPANISH | TEAM REPSOL TELEFONICA MOVISTAR | APRILIA |
| 11 | JOAN OLIVE | SPANISH | ASPAR JUNIOR TEAM | APRILIA |
| 13 | JAROSLAV HULES | CZECH | YAMAHA KURZ | YAMAHA |
| 14 | ANTHONY WEST | AUSTRALIAN | TEAM ZOPPINI ABRUZZO | APRILIA |
| 15 | CHRISTIAN GEMMEL | GERMAN | KIEFER CASTROL-HONDA RACING | HONDA |
| 16 | JOHAN STIGEFELT | SWEDISH | TEAM ZOPPINI ABRUZZO | APRILIA |
| 18 | HENK vd LAGEMAAT | DUTCH | DARK DOG MOLENAAR | HONDA |
| 21 | FRANCO BATTAINI | ITALIAN | CAMPETELLA RACING | APRILIA |
| 24 | TONI ELIAS | SPANISH | TEAM REPSOL TELEFONICA MOVISTAR | APRILIA |
| 26 | ALEX BALDOLINI | ITALIAN | MATTEONI RACING | APRILIA |
| 28 | DIRK HEIDOLF | GERMAN | APRILIA GERMANY | APRILIA |
| 33 | HECTOR FAUBEL | SPANISH | ASPAR JUNIOR TEAM | APRILIA |
| 34 | ERIC BATAILLE | FRENCH | TROLL HONDA BQR | HONDA |
| 36 | ERWAN NIGON | FRENCH | EQUIPE DE FRANCE – SCRAB GP | APRILIA |
| 46 | JAN BLOK | DUTCH | MRTT JAN GEENEN | HONDA wild card |
| 47 | ARIE VOS | DUTCH | J&E SPORTS RACING | YAMAHA wild card |
| 48 | HANS SMEES | DUTCH | PERFORMANCE RACING | HONDA wild card |
| 49 | RANDY GEVERS | DUTCH | DE AREND HORECA MEUBILAIR | HONDA wild card |
| 50 | SYLVAIN GUINTOLI | FRENCH | CAMPETELLA RACING | APRILIA |
| 54 | MANUEL POGGIALI | SAN MARINO | MS APRILIATEAM | APRILIA |
| 57 | CHAZ DAVIES | BRITISH | APRILIA GERMANY | APRILIA |
| 96 | JAKUB SMRZ | CZECH | ELIT GRAND PRIX | HONDA |
| 98 | KATJA POENSGEN | GERMAN | DARK DOG MOLENAAR | HONDA |
