1997-05-09 to 1997-05-11

MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 5 & 6

Snetterton (Permanent circuit, 3.1412 km)
Entries: 46 / Practised: 32 / Qualified: 32

Map of Snetterton circuit.

Free Practice 1

Scheduled duration: 25 mins
Started: 7 / Classified: 7

Scheduled start time: 10:10
Weather: Overcast / Track: Wet

P.#Cl.RiderBikeBest LapGapKM/HOnLaps
13Flag of Great BritainTerry RYMERKawasaki1:21.241139.191212
233Flag of Great BritainJohn REYNOLDSDucati1:22.0920.851137.751112
313Flag of Great BritainBrian MORRISONKawasaki1:25.6534.412132.0266
441PFlag of Great BritainEugene McMANUSKawasaki1:26.1294.888131.301414
57PFlag of Great BritainRay STRINGERKawasaki1:26.3455.104130.9745
610PFlag of Great BritainDarren DIXONKawasaki1:26.5415.300130.6766
711Flag of Great BritainSteve HISLOPDucati1:29.8238.582125.9056

Rider notes

#41 McManus: Listed as #25 Lee Dickinson on official results, lap time credited to McManus on later official combined results.

#13 Morrison: Rode bike number 13 instead of 6 during free practice.

Sources:

Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997⁠-⁠xx⁠-⁠xx Sky Sports TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ MCN Race '97 yearbook/ Results from Futuresport International Media/ Results from glitch.demon.co.uk/ Photos by Graham Etheridge