| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI |  Honda | 1:32.991 | 167.16 | 16 | 18 | 242.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | W |  Simon CRAFAR |  Kawasaki | 1:33.285 | 0.294 | 166.64 | 16 | 18 | 236.8 |
| 3 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:33.484 | 0.493 | 166.28 | 10 | 15 | 237.3 |
| 4 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:33.559 | 0.568 | 166.15 | 14 | 16 | 239.4 |
| 5 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:34.189 | 1.198 | 165.04 | 17 | 18 | 237.8 |
| 6 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:34.195 | 1.204 | 165.03 | 15 | 15 | 236.3 |
| 7 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:34.259 | 1.268 | 164.92 | 7 | 14 | 234.2 |
| 8 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:34.272 | 1.281 | 164.89 | 11 | 17 | 233.7 |
| 9 | 2 | W | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:34.443 | 1.452 | 164.59 | 12 | 16 | 239.4 |
| 10 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:34.530 | 1.539 | 164.44 | 5 | 16 | 238.4 |
| 11 | 42 | W | Chris WALKER | Yamaha | 1:35.076 | 2.085 | 163.50 | 8 | 20 | 234.2 |
| 12 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:35.478 | 2.487 | 162.81 | 12 | 17 | 234.2 |
| 13 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:35.775 | 2.784 | 162.31 | 10 | 11 | 236.3 |
| 14 | 21 | W |  Jochen SCHMID | Kawasaki | 1:35.846 | 2.855 | 162.19 | 12 | 17 | 232.7 |
| 15 | 17 | W |  Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:36.214 | 3.223 | 161.56 | 9 | 13 | 231.7 |
| 16 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:36.301 | 3.310 | 161.42 | 13 | 14 | 231.2 |
| 17 | 64 | E | Udo MARK | Suzuki | 1:36.539 | 3.548 | 161.02 | 10 | 14 | 233.7 |
| 18 | 35 | W | Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:37.366 | 4.375 | 159.65 | 11 | 16 | 232.7 |
| 19 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:38.235 | 5.244 | 158.24 | 11 | 12 | 229.7 |
| 20 | 54 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA |  Yamaha | 1:39.276 | 6.285 | 156.58 | 7 | 15 | 225.0 |
| 21 | 55 | E | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:40.401 | 7.410 | 154.83 | 6 | 9 | 229.7 |
| 22 | 72 | E | Redamo ASSIRELLI | Yamaha | 1:40.495 | 7.504 | 154.68 | 14 | 20 | 222.2 |
| 23 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:40.894 | 7.903 | 154.07 | 13 | 15 | 221.3 |
| 24 | 36 | W | Christian HÄUSLE | Ducati | 1:41.012 | 8.021 | 153.89 | 15 | 17 | 228.8 |
| 25 | 38 | W | Hermann SCHMID | Ducati | 1:41.742 | 8.751 | 152.79 | 8 | 10 | 223.1 |
| 26 | 37 | W | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER | Suzuki | 1:41.803 | 8.812 | 152.69 | 9 | 12 | 221.7 |
| 27 | 39 | W | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:42.134 | 9.143 | 152.20 | 9 | 14 | 220.4 |
| 28 | 62 | E | Anton RECHBERGER | Yamaha | 1:42.992 | 10.001 | 150.93 | 13 | 15 | 213.0 |
| 29 | 61 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:43.058 | 10.067 | 150.84 | 13 | 17 | 216.4 |
| 30 | 43 | W | Hannes BICHLER | Ducati | 1:43.621 | 10.630 | 150.02 | 3 | 4 | 215.1 |
| 31 | 58 | E | Ondřej LELEK | Honda | 1:44.390 | 11.399 | 148.91 | 14 | 15 | 219.9 |
| 32 | 57 | E | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:44.623 | 11.632 | 148.58 | 10 | 13 | 222.2 |
| 33 | 60 | E | Karl OBEXER | Honda | 1:45.591 | 12.600 | 147.22 | 10 | 14 | 221.3 |
| 34 | 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:49.402 | 16.411 | 142.09 | 12 | 14 | 221.7 |
| 35 | 63 | E | Ernst GRANDEGGER | Suzuki | 1:53.136 | 20.145 | 137.40 | 5 | 8 | 204.9 |
1997-08-15 to 1997-08-17
World Superbike Austrian Round
A1-Ring (Permanent circuit, 4.3180 km)
Attendance: 26,000
Event permit: IMN 102/8
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 36 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 35 / Classified: 35
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-08-17 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-08-27 pg18-21/ RACE 1997-26/ bikenet.co.uk/ superbike.it