1997 MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 9 & 10 - Thruxton - Race 1 Results

1997 British Superbike/Thruxton

1997-07-05 to 1997-07-06

MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 9 & 10

Thruxton (Permanent circuit, 3.7913 km)
Entries: 43 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 31

Sessions

5 Jul, Sat

6 Jul, Sun

Warm-Up

Race 1

Race 2

Race 1

Scheduled duration: 17 laps
Started: 29 / Classified: 23

Scheduled start time: 13:00
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Cl.	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	1		Niall MACKENZIE	Yamaha	17	22:26.700		172.29	1:18.291	11	2
2	3		Terry RYMER	Kawasaki	17	22:27.165	0.465	172.23	1:18.697	3	1
3	2		Chris WALKER	Yamaha	17	22:39.090	12.390	170.72	1:18.685	7	3
4	13		Iain MacPHERSON	Kawasaki	17	22:42.062	15.362	170.35	1:18.989	6	8
5	33		John REYNOLDS	Ducati	17	22:42.319	15.619	170.32	1:18.841	6	4
6	21		Jim MOODIE	Suzuki	17	22:43.312	16.612	170.19	1:19.159	3	6
7	4		Michael RUTTER	Honda	17	22:58.786	32.086	168.28	1:20.100	4	10
8	20		Matt LLEWELLYN	Suzuki	17	22:59.027	32.327	168.25	1:19.790	6	7
9	7	P	Ray STRINGER	Kawasaki	17	23:03.588	36.888	167.70	1:20.106	6	12
10	77	P	Brett SAMPSON	Kawasaki	17	23:22.724	56.024	165.41	1:21.475	13	16
11	14	P	Graham WARD	Kawasaki	17	23:23.743	57.043	165.29	1:21.635	8	13
12	11		Steve HISLOP	Ducati	17	23:30.498	1:03.798	164.50	1:20.331	5	9
13	35	P	Peter GRAVES	Ducati	17	23:32.117	1:05.417	164.31	1:21.979	7	19
14	57	P	Andy WARD	Ducati	17	23:32.409	1:05.709	164.28	1:21.816	7	18
15	44	P	Tom KNIGHT	Ducati	17	23:34.076	1:07.376	164.08	1:21.769	17	15
16	75	P	Dean ASHTON	Ducati	17	23:34.534	1:07.834	164.03	1:22.017	17	20
17	19	P	Steve MARKS	Kawasaki	16	22:35.097	1 lap	161.15	1:23.461	6	25
18	17	P	Nigel NOTTINGHAM	Yamaha	16	22:35.310	1 lap	161.13	1:23.299	4	22
19	24	P	Paul JONES	Yamaha	16	22:35.574	1 lap	161.10	1:23.950	6	29
20	40	P	John PUGH	Kawasaki	16	22:36.117	1 lap	161.03	1:23.522	3	26
21	39	P	Graeme RITCHIE	Ducati	16	22:51.553	1 lap	159.22	1:24.196	16	28
22	37	P	Richard DEFAGO	Kawasaki	16	22:52.158	1 lap	159.15	1:24.317	16	27
23	31	P	David HIGGINS	Suzuki	16	23:10.782	1 lap	157.02	1:25.510	3	31
RT	10	P	Darren DIXON	Kawasaki	9	13:07.095	---	156.07	1:23.676	8	21
RT	29	P	Jim HODSON	Kawasaki	8	11:05.826	---	163.99	1:21.954	7	14
RT	25	P	Lee DICKINSON	Kawasaki	6	8:33.618	---	159.44	1:23.589	2	24
RT	12	P	Andy HATTON	Ducati	4	5:26.423	---	167.25	1:19.989	2	11
RT	45	P	David MORRIS	Ducati	4	5:43.085	---	159.13	1:23.830	2	23
RT	5		Sean EMMETT	Ducati	2	2:44.928	---	165.51	1:20.508	2	5
NS	18	P	Neil BAKER	Kawasaki			Not started				17
NS	46	P	Neil CRAY	Kawasaki			Not started				30

Fastest lap	1	Niall MACKENZIE	Yamaha	1:18.291	on lap 11	174.33 km/h

Rider notes

#75 Ashton: Started from pit lane.

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/ Photos by Michael Cooper (Getty Images)