1997 FIM Superbike World Championship

Points system

Riders Championship: 1st: 25; 2nd: 20; 3rd: 16; 4th: 13; 5th: 11; 6th: 10; 7th: 9; 8th: 8; 9th: 7; 10th: 6; 11th: 5; 12th: 4; 13th: 3; 14th: 2; 15th: 1.

Manufacturers Championship: Points awarded to the highest placed finisher for each manufacturer, according to the same system as the Riders Championship.

Riders Championship

P.RiderTotalGapFlag of AustraliaPHIFlag of AustraliaPHIFlag of ItalyMISFlag of ItalyMISFlag of Great BritainDONFlag of Great BritainDONFlag of GermanyHOCFlag of GermanyHOCFlag of ItalyMONFlag of ItalyMONFlag of USALAGFlag of USALAGFlag of Great BritainBRAFlag of Great BritainBRAFlag of AustriaA1RFlag of AustriaA1RFlag of NetherlandsASSFlag of NetherlandsASSFlag of SpainALBFlag of SpainALBFlag of JapanSUGFlag of JapanSUGFlag of IndonesiaSENFlag of IndonesiaSEN
1Flag of USAJohn KOCINSKI4160259202561120225202525162011162516252581625
2Flag of Great BritainCarl FOGARTY358-582013161620251325161320202525202551625
3Flag of New ZealandAaron SLIGHT343-7325132025162520119610816201313201611132013
4Flag of JapanAkira YANAGAWA247-1691311820861111132025891313251320
5Flag of New ZealandSimon CRAFAR234-18216161191613101391391071016201620
6Flag of USAScott RUSSELL226-190910101091613118101320119131081141011
7Flag of ItalyPierfrancesco CHILI209-207252011992510251316201196
8Flag of Great BritainJames WHITHAM140-2765862161016897610956710
9Flag of Great BritainNeil HODGSON137-279913137108713108111189
10Flag of ItalyPiergiorgio BONTEMPI118-29868555710798471161010
11Flag of USAMike HALE87-329417672755958768
12Flag of USAColin EDWARDS79-337201081110911
13Flag of JapanNoriyuki HAGA72-34420251116
14Flag of SpainPere RIBA69-34772771543154253355
15Flag of SloveniaIgor JERMAN50-3666511121314134467
16Flag of Great BritainChris WALKER47-36966476765
17Flag of GermanyJochen SCHMID46-3703736363474
18Flag of AustriaAndreas MEKLAU40-37683266528
19Flag of CanadaMiguel DUHAMEL32-3841616
20Flag of AustraliaTroy BAYLISS22-3941111
21Flag of Great BritainMichael RUTTER21-395516
22Flag of Great BritainJohn REYNOLDS21-395759
23Flag of Great BritainSean EMMETT21-3952478
24Flag of JapanKatsuaki FUJIWARA20-396911
25Flag of Great BritainJames HAYDON19-39745442
26Flag of SpainGregorio LAVILLA18-3983339
27Flag of JapanTamaki SERIZAWA17-399710
28Flag of AustraliaMartin CRAGGILL17-399107
29Flag of Great BritainNiall MACKENZIE17-39998
30Flag of FranceChristian LAVIEILLE16-400664
31Flag of JapanMakoto SUZUKI15-401546
32Flag of JapanKeiichi KITAGAWA13-40313
33Flag of USATom KIPP12-40448
34Flag of SwedenChrister LINDHOLM12-404444
35Flag of USADoug CHANDLER11-40511
36Flag of JapanYuichi TAKEDA11-40529
37Flag of JapanShin'ya TAKEISHI10-40610
38Flag of JapanAkira RYO9-40718
39Flag of CanadaSteve CREVIER9-40754
40Flag of AustraliaDamon BUCKMASTER8-4088
41Flag of FinlandErkka KORPIAHO7-4092131
42Flag of IndonesiaSimon YUDHA KUSUMA6-41033
43Flag of USAAaron YATES5-4115
44Flag of AustraliaBenn ARCHIBALD5-4115
45Flag of Great BritainPhil GILES5-41132
46Flag of JapanNorihiko FUJIWARA3-4133
47Flag of AustriaChristian HÄUSLE3-4133
48Flag of CanadaPascal PICOTTE3-4133
49Flag of FranceJean-Marc DELÉTANG3-4133
50Flag of AustriaJohann WOLFSTEINER2-4142
51Flag of FranceJean-Philippe RUGGIA2-4142
52Flag of AustriaOssi NIEDERKIRCHER1-4151
53Flag of AustraliaDavid EMMERSON1-4151