| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY |  Ducati | 1:34.442 | 153.35 | 5 | 19 | 197.4 | |
| 2 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:34.569 | 0.127 | 153.15 | 21 | 23 | 195.6 |
| 3 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:34.572 | 0.130 | 153.14 | 17 | 22 | 196.3 |
| 4 | 45 | W |  Colin EDWARDS |  Yamaha | 1:34.762 | 0.320 | 152.83 | 18 | 24 | 193.8 |
| 5 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:34.798 | 0.356 | 152.78 | 14 | 18 | 194.5 |
| 6 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:35.279 | 0.837 | 152.00 | 19 | 19 | 192.5 |
| 7 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:35.285 | 0.843 | 151.99 | 20 | 20 | 190.4 |
| 8 | 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:35.389 | 0.947 | 151.83 | 15 | 17 | 191.8 |
| 9 | 3 | W | John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:35.397 | 0.955 | 151.82 | 15 | 15 | 195.2 |
| 10 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:35.473 | 1.031 | 151.70 | 14 | 19 | 188.8 |
| 11 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:35.633 | 1.191 | 151.44 | 22 | 22 | 195.2 |
| 12 | 34 | W | Steve HISLOP | Ducati | 1:35.662 | 1.220 | 151.40 | 8 | 11 | 190.4 |
| 13 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:35.667 | 1.225 | 151.39 | 22 | 24 | 196.0 |
| 14 | 41 | W | Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:35.911 | 1.469 | 151.00 | 6 | 18 | 189.8 |
| 15 | 35 | W |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:36.040 | 1.598 | 150.80 | 16 | 17 | 192.5 |
| 16 | 16 | W |  Christer LINDHOLM | Yamaha | 1:36.321 | 1.879 | 150.36 | 13 | 24 | 189.4 |
| 17 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:36.389 | 1.947 | 150.25 | 9 | 13 | 190.1 |
| 18 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:36.590 | 2.148 | 149.94 | 20 | 22 | 192.1 |
| 19 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:36.849 | 2.407 | 149.54 | 18 | 19 | 192.5 |
| 20 | 17 | W | Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:37.016 | 2.574 | 149.28 | 17 | 18 | 190.4 |
| 21 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:37.708 | 3.266 | 148.23 | 6 | 8 | 192.1 |
| 22 | 43 | W |  Christian LAVIEILLE | Honda | 1:38.393 | 3.951 | 147.19 | 9 | 24 | 187.8 |
| 23 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:39.165 | 4.723 | 146.05 | 17 | 23 | 187.1 |
| 24 | 54 | E |  Anton GRUSCHKA | Yamaha | 1:39.720 | 5.278 | 145.23 | 4 | 5 | 186.2 |
| 25 | 77 | E | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:40.420 | 5.978 | 144.22 | 10 | 16 | 181.8 |
| 26 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:41.419 | 6.977 | 142.80 | 9 | 14 | 181.5 |
| 27 | 25 | W | Eugene McMANUS | Kawasaki | 1:41.821 | 7.379 | 142.24 | 9 | 9 | 181.2 |
| 28 | 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:42.474 | 8.032 | 141.33 | 7 | 11 | 182.7 |
| 29 | 56 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:43.235 | 8.793 | 140.29 | 13 | 20 | 181.5 |
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
Free Practice 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 29 / Classified: 29
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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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)