| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | W |  Doug CHANDLER |  Kawasaki | 1:27.435 | 148.64 | 33 | 33 | 225.2 | |
| 2 | 3 | W | John KOCINSKI |  Honda | 1:27.601 | 0.166 | 148.35 | 10 | 26 | 232.6 |
| 3 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:27.681 | 0.246 | 148.22 | 26 | 27 | 225.7 |
| 4 | 9 | W |  Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:27.727 | 0.292 | 148.14 | 21 | 29 | 228.6 |
| 5 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:27.742 | 0.307 | 148.12 | 21 | 24 | 227.2 |
| 6 | 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:27.760 | 0.325 | 148.09 | 30 | 30 | 228.1 |
| 7 | 34 | W |  Pascal PICOTTE | Suzuki | 1:27.780 | 0.345 | 148.05 | 24 | 25 | 225.7 |
| 8 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:27.823 | 0.388 | 147.98 | 30 | 30 | 227.6 |
| 9 | 5 | W | Miguel DUHAMEL | Honda | 1:27.954 | 0.519 | 147.76 | 22 | 22 | 226.7 |
| 10 | 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:27.970 | 0.535 | 147.73 | 28 | 29 | 222.4 |
| 11 | 16 | W | Tom KIPP | Yamaha | 1:27.972 | 0.537 | 147.73 | 22 | 25 | 223.3 |
| 12 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:28.112 | 0.677 | 147.49 | 27 | 28 | 225.7 |
| 13 | 4 | W | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:28.161 | 0.726 | 147.41 | 20 | 26 | 229.1 |
| 14 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:28.214 | 0.779 | 147.32 | 24 | 29 | 225.2 |
| 15 | 20 | W | Aaron YATES | Suzuki | 1:28.245 | 0.810 | 147.27 | 22 | 26 | 224.3 |
| 16 | 36 | W |  Mat MLADIN | Ducati | 1:28.360 | 0.925 | 147.08 | 25 | 25 | 223.8 |
| 17 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:28.373 | 0.938 | 147.06 | 29 | 29 | 227.2 |
| 18 | 41 | W | Steve CREVIER | Honda | 1:28.394 | 0.959 | 147.02 | 15 | 24 | 226.7 |
| 19 | 25 | W | David SADOWSKI | Ducati | 1:30.264 | 2.829 | 143.98 | 19 | 20 | 218.3 |
| 20 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:30.318 | 2.883 | 143.89 | 31 | 31 | 222.4 |
| 21 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:30.717 | 3.282 | 143.26 | 17 | 17 | 221.5 |
| 22 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:31.225 | 3.790 | 142.46 | 10 | 17 | 227.6 |
| 23 | 69 | Mike KRYNOCK | Suzuki | 1:34.770 | 7.335 | 137.13 | 24 | 24 | 209.7 |
1997-07-11 to 1997-07-13
World Superbike United States Round
Laguna Seca (Permanent circuit, 3.6100 km)
Attendance: 43,200 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/6
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 30 / Practised: 23 / Qualified: 23
Sessions
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 23 / Classified: 23
Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-07-13 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-07-09 pg24-31/ Cycle News 1997-07-23 pg6-13/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1997-07-15 pg40-43/ Article 'Laguna Seca World Superbike 1997: War is Hell' by Dean Adams (superbikeplanet.com)/ AMASuperbike.com 1997-06-03/ bikenet.co.uk/ TheAutoChannel.com 1997-12-11/ superbike.it/ Usenet post in rec.motorcycles.racing 1997-07-14