| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | W |  Scott RUSSELL |  Yamaha | 1:34.489 | 153.27 | 20 | 20 | 192.8 | |
| 2 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:34.564 | 0.075 | 153.15 | 16 | 18 | 196.0 |
| 3 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:34.586 | 0.097 | 153.12 | 18 | 19 | 196.0 |
| 4 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:34.787 | 0.298 | 152.79 | 18 | 18 | 191.8 |
| 5 | 41 | W | Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:34.799 | 0.310 | 152.77 | 16 | 24 | 190.1 |
| 6 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:35.060 | 0.571 | 152.35 | 5 | 12 | 195.2 |
| 7 | 3 | W | John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:35.100 | 0.611 | 152.29 | 12 | 14 | 195.6 |
| 8 | 45 | W | Colin EDWARDS | Yamaha | 1:35.273 | 0.784 | 152.01 | 19 | 19 | 192.8 |
| 9 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:35.276 | 0.787 | 152.01 | 15 | 15 | 190.8 |
| 10 | 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:35.744 | 1.255 | 151.27 | 12 | 17 | 190.4 |
| 11 | 16 | W |  Christer LINDHOLM | Yamaha | 1:35.787 | 1.298 | 151.20 | 19 | 21 | 190.8 |
| 12 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:35.832 | 1.343 | 151.13 | 22 | 22 | 192.8 |
| 13 | 35 | W |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:35.908 | 1.419 | 151.01 | 13 | 13 | 191.4 |
| 14 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:36.055 | 1.566 | 150.78 | 20 | 20 | 192.8 |
| 15 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:36.506 | 2.017 | 150.07 | 9 | 21 | 195.6 |
| 16 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:36.826 | 2.337 | 149.58 | 17 | 22 | 191.8 |
| 17 | 34 | W | Steve HISLOP | Ducati | 1:36.834 | 2.345 | 149.56 | 13 | 13 | 189.8 |
| 18 | 17 | W | Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:37.734 | 3.245 | 148.19 | 16 | 17 | 188.1 |
| 19 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:38.132 | 3.643 | 147.58 | 13 | 14 | 191.1 |
| 20 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:38.164 | 3.675 | 147.54 | 10 | 10 | 191.8 |
| 21 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:38.688 | 4.199 | 146.75 | 17 | 23 | 187.5 |
| 22 | 43 | W |  Christian LAVIEILLE | Honda | 1:39.039 | 4.550 | 146.23 | 14 | 25 | 186.2 |
| 23 | 54 | E |  Anton GRUSCHKA | Yamaha | 1:39.291 | 4.802 | 145.86 | 12 | 13 | 184.9 |
| 24 | 77 | E | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:40.039 | 5.550 | 144.77 | 17 | 20 | 182.4 |
| 25 | 55 | W | Eugene McMANUS | Kawasaki | 1:41.425 | 6.936 | 142.79 | 21 | 21 | 182.7 |
| 26 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:41.981 | 7.492 | 142.01 | 14 | 14 | 181.2 |
| 27 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:42.340 | 7.851 | 141.52 | 11 | 12 | 174.7 |
| 28 | 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:43.981 | 9.492 | 139.28 | 15 | 15 | 183.0 |
| 29 | 56 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:44.199 | 9.710 | 138.99 | 24 | 24 | 179.4 |
1997-05-02 to 1997-05-04
World Superbike British Round
Donington Park (Permanent circuit, 4.0230 km)
Attendance: 20,000
Event permit: IMN 102/3
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 32 / Practised: 29 / Qualified: 29
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 29 / Classified: 29
Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Rider notes
#55 McManus: Originally entered for European Championship with bike number 55.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ 1997-05-03 live TV coverage/ 1997-05-04 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-05-14 pg16-18/ bikenet.co.uk/ ducaticorse-advf.com/ superbike.it/ Photos by Mike Capps (Kappa Sport)