| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | W |  Neil HODGSON |  Ducati | 1:35.832 | 1:33.748 | 1:33.748 | 154.49 |
| 2 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:34.564 | 1:33.840 | 1:33.840 | 154.34 |
| 3 | 4 | W | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:34.586 | 1:33.848 | 1:33.848 | 154.32 |
| 4 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:35.060 | 1:33.874 | 1:33.874 | 154.28 |
| 5 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR |  Kawasaki | 1:34.787 | 1:33.972 | 1:33.972 | 154.12 |
| 6 | 22 | W |  Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:34.489 | 1:34.080 | 1:34.080 | 153.94 |
| 7 | 45 | W | Colin EDWARDS | Yamaha | 1:35.273 | 1:34.184 | 1:34.184 | 153.77 |
| (8) | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:36.506 | 1:34.184 | 1:34.184 | 153.77 |
| 9 | 3 | W | John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:35.100 | 1:34.448 | 1:34.448 | 153.34 |
| 10 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:35.276 | 1:34.584 | 1:34.584 | 153.12 |
| 11 | 41 | W | Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:34.799 | 1:34.876 | 1:34.799 | 152.77 |
| 12 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:36.055 | 1:34.904 | 1:34.904 | 152.60 |
| 13 | 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:35.744 | 1:35.160 | 1:35.160 | 152.19 |
| 14 | 16 | W |  Christer LINDHOLM | Yamaha | 1:35.787 | 1:35.284 | 1:35.284 | 152.00 |
| 15 | 35 | W |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:35.908 | 1:35.510 | 1:35.510 | 151.64 |
| 16 | 34 | W | Steve HISLOP | Ducati | 1:36.834 | 1:35.800 | 1:35.800 | 151.18 |
| 17 | 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:42.340 | 1:35.812 | 1:35.812 | 151.16 |
| 18 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:38.132 | 1:36.604 | 1:36.604 | 149.92 |
| 19 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:36.826 | 1:36.698 | 1:36.698 | 149.77 |
| 20 | 17 | W | Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:37.734 | 1:37.038 | 1:37.038 | 149.25 |
| 21 | 43 | W |  Christian LAVIEILLE | Honda | 1:39.039 | 1:37.336 | 1:37.336 | 148.79 |
| 22 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:38.164 | 1:37.516 | 1:37.516 | 148.52 |
| 23 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:38.688 | 1:38.688 | 146.75 | |
| 24 | 54 | E |  Anton GRUSCHKA | Yamaha | 1:39.291 | 1:39.548 | 1:39.291 | 145.86 |
| 25 | 77 | E | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:40.039 | 1:39.840 | 1:39.840 | 145.06 |
| 26 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:41.981 | 1:40.474 | 1:40.474 | 144.14 |
| 27 | 25 | W | Eugene McMANUS | Kawasaki | 1:41.425 | 1:40.670 | 1:40.670 | 143.86 |
| 28 | 56 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:44.199 | 1:41.726 | 1:41.726 | 142.37 |
| 29 | 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:43.981 | 1:42.500 | 1:42.500 | 141.30 |
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
Overall qualifying
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
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)