| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:31.448 | 169.99 | 20 | 21 | 240.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI |  Ducati | 1:31.476 | 0.028 | 169.93 | 19 | 22 | 240.5 |
| 3 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:31.782 | 0.334 | 169.37 | 13 | 19 | 242.6 |
| 4 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:32.070 | 0.622 | 168.84 | 16 | 20 | 238.4 |
| 5 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:32.232 | 0.784 | 168.54 | 10 | 24 | 234.2 |
| 6 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:32.492 | 1.044 | 168.07 | 18 | 19 | 236.8 |
| 7 | 6 | W |  Simon CRAFAR | Kawasaki | 1:32.564 | 1.116 | 167.94 | 9 | 24 | 236.3 |
| 8 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.602 | 1.154 | 167.87 | 19 | 26 | 237.8 |
| 9 | 2 | W | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:32.608 | 1.160 | 167.86 | 16 | 22 | 240.5 |
| 10 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:32.788 | 1.340 | 167.53 | 16 | 18 | 236.3 |
| 11 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:33.056 | 1.608 | 167.05 | 18 | 25 | 234.7 |
| 12 | 21 | W |  Jochen SCHMID | Kawasaki | 1:33.568 | 2.120 | 166.13 | 19 | 20 | 234.2 |
| 13 | 42 | W | Chris WALKER | Yamaha | 1:33.672 | 2.224 | 165.95 | 24 | 28 | 236.3 |
| 14 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:33.910 | 2.462 | 165.53 | 20 | 20 | 236.3 |
| 15 | 35 | W |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:34.468 | 3.020 | 164.55 | 11 | 21 | 233.7 |
| 16 | 17 | W | Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:34.754 | 3.306 | 164.05 | 6 | 12 | 231.7 |
| 17 | 64 | E | Udo MARK | Suzuki | 1:34.828 | 3.380 | 163.93 | 9 | 18 | 234.2 |
| 18 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:35.206 | 3.758 | 163.28 | 8 | 13 | 228.8 |
| 19 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:36.500 | 5.052 | 161.09 | 2 | 2 | 233.2 |
| 20 | 54 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA |  Yamaha | 1:36.802 | 5.354 | 160.58 | 13 | 19 | 227.3 |
| 21 | 36 | W | Christian HÄUSLE | Ducati | 1:37.560 | 6.112 | 159.34 | 17 | 24 | 230.2 |
| 22 | 72 | E | Redamo ASSIRELLI | Yamaha | 1:37.704 | 6.256 | 159.10 | 22 | 23 | 223.6 |
| 23 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:37.960 | 6.512 | 158.69 | 18 | 21 | 220.8 |
| 24 | 55 | E | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:38.074 | 6.626 | 158.50 | 10 | 22 | 231.2 |
| 25 | 38 | W | Hermann SCHMID | Ducati | 1:38.360 | 6.912 | 158.04 | 3 | 16 | 223.6 |
| 26 | 39 | W | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:39.692 | 8.244 | 155.93 | 24 | 19 | 222.2 |
| 27 | 61 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:40.048 | 8.600 | 155.37 | 19 | 26 | 220.4 |
| 28 | 37 | W | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER | Suzuki | 1:40.208 | 8.760 | 155.13 | 16 | 20 | 222.2 |
| 29 | 62 | E | Anton RECHBERGER | Yamaha | 1:40.260 | 8.812 | 155.04 | 3 | 17 | 212.5 |
| 30 | 57 | E | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:40.638 | 9.190 | 154.46 | 16 | 24 | 225.4 |
| 31 | 58 | E | Ondřej LELEK | Honda | 1:41.148 | 9.700 | 153.68 | 9 | 22 | 222.2 |
| 32 | 60 | E | Karl OBEXER | Honda | 1:42.588 | 11.140 | 151.53 | 16 | 18 | 222.2 |
| 33 | 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:43.340 | 11.892 | 150.42 | 18 | 19 | 228.8 |
| 34 | 63 | E | Ernst GRANDEGGER | Suzuki | 1:47.674 | 16.226 | 144.37 | 6 | 13 | 204.1 |
| - | 56 | E | Hermann EICHHORN | Yamaha | --.--- | 0 | 193.8 |
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
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 35 / Classified: 34
Scheduled start time: 15:30
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