1997 FIM Superbike European Championship
Between April 20 and September 21 1997, 112 riders competed in 16 races on 8 circuits.
Race summary
Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.
| Date | Circuit | Winner | E | P | Q | S | C | Conditions | Distance | Avg. KMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-20 |  Misano | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 37 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 17 | Raining / Wet | 101.50 km | 124.96 km/h |
| 1997-04-20 | Misano |  John KOCINSKI / Honda | 37 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 17 | Raining / Wet | 101.50 km | 127.57 km/h |
| 1997-05-04 |  Donington Park |  Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 100.58 km | 151.36 km/h |
| 1997-05-04 | Donington Park | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | Cloudy / Dry | 100.58 km | 151.56 km/h |
| 1997-06-08 |  Hockenheim | Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 44 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 24 | Cloudy / Dry | 95.09 km | 197.41 km/h |
| 1997-06-08 | Hockenheim | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 44 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 95.09 km | 197.03 km/h |
| 1997-06-22 | Monza | John KOCINSKI / Honda | 48 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 25 | Overcast / Dry | 103.86 km | 190.57 km/h |
| 1997-06-22 | Monza | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 48 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 21 | Raining / Wet | 103.86 km | 169.43 km/h |
| 1997-08-03 | Brands Hatch | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 40 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 20 | Overcast / Dry | 104.63 km | 172.50 km/h |
| 1997-08-03 | Brands Hatch | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 40 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 22 | Variable / Wet | 104.63 km | 158.80 km/h |
| 1997-08-17 |  A1-Ring | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 25 | Cloudy / Dry | 107.95 km | 169.57 km/h |
| 1997-08-17 | A1-Ring |  Akira YANAGAWA / Kawasaki | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 23 | Overcast / Dry | 107.95 km | 169.10 km/h |
| 1997-08-31 |  Assen | John KOCINSKI / Honda | 44 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 25 | Cloudy / Dry | 96.78 km | 172.94 km/h |
| 1997-08-31 | Assen | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 44 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 96.78 km | 173.23 km/h |
| 1997-09-21 |  Albacete | John KOCINSKI / Honda | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | Sunny / Dry | 92.02 km | 136.75 km/h |
| 1997-09-21 | Albacete | John KOCINSKI / Honda | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 92.02 km | 136.78 km/h |
Rider statistics
Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Rider | Points | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aljinović, Luigi | 23.00 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 7.67 | 66.67 % | 58 | 24 | 26 | |||
| Assirelli, Redamo | 53.00 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 8.83 | 66.67 % | 98 | 15 | 19 | |||
 Baláž Mad'ara, Miloš | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 13 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
 Berner, Juha | 2 | 19 | 19 | 100.00 % | 31 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Bichler, Hannes | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 6 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| Bontempi, Piergiorgio | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 81.25 % | 312 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| Bosch, Joop | 11.00 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 5.50 | 50.00 % | 28 | 26 | 26 | |||
| Bosetti, Paolo | 9.00 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 9.00 | 100.00 % | 17 | 25 | 25 | ||||
 Bursa, Michal | 48.00 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 12.00 | 75.00 % | 49 | 25 | 25 | |||
| Cantalupo, Giorgio | 228.00 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 14.25 | 87.50 % | 309 | 17 | 22 | |||
| Chili, Pierfrancesco | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 75.00 % | 295 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Crafar, Simon | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 81.25 % | 301 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Defago, Richard | 20.00 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 10.00 | 100.00 % | 47 | 27 | 27 | ||||
 Delétang, Jean-Marc | 2 | 14 | 15 | 100.00 % | 36 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Edwards, Colin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 100.00 % | 127 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| Emmett, Sean | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 50.00 % | 78 | 12 | 14 | |||||
| Esterer, Gerhard | 87.00 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 12.43 | 100.00 % | 129 | 20 | 22 | ||||
| Fath, Harry | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 4.50 | 50.00 % | 24 | 28 | 28 | |||
| Fogarty, Carl | 16 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 75.00 % | 303 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Giles, Phil | 2 | 14 | 15 | 100.00 % | 49 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Gruschka, Anton | 215.00 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13.44 | 75.00 % | 289 | 19 | 21 | |||
| Guettouche, Ali | 19.00 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 9.50 | 100.00 % | 46 | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Hale, Mike | 16 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 75.00 % | 311 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| Häusle, Christian | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 50.00 % | 24 | 23 | 23 | |||||
| Haydon, James | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 35.71 % | 175 | 12 | 16 | |||||
| Hislop, Steve | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Hodgson, Neil | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 85.71 % | 262 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Jänisch, Rainer | 36.00 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 18.00 | 100.00 % | 32 | 21 | 21 | ||||
 Jerman, Igor | 16 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 87.50 % | 305 | 14 | 17 | |||||
| Karban, Vladimír | 18.00 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 9.00 | 100.00 % | 49 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Kocinski, John | 16 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 100.00 % | 348 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Korpiaho, Erkka | 4 | 15 | 17 | 100.00 % | 83 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Kraus, Lothar | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 6 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Lavieille, Christian | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 83.33 % | 122 | 18 | 19 | |||||
| Lavilla Vidal, Gregorio | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 57.14 % | 109 | 9 | 12 | |||||
| Lelek, Ondřej | 73.00 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9.13 | 100.00 % | 152 | 24 | 27 | ||||
 Lindholm, Christer | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 75.00 % | 54 | 13 | 14 | |||||
| Mackenzie, Niall | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 66.67 % | 55 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Malvini, Paolo | 43.00 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 10.75 | 75.00 % | 74 | 22 | 25 | |||
| Marchetti, Dario | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 14 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Mark, Udo | 250.00 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25.00 | 100.00 % | 198 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Marks, Steve | 42.00 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 14.00 | 100.00 % | 63 | 23 | 24 | ||||
| Mazzali, Andrea | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 13 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Meklau, Andreas | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 87.50 % | 152 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| Mrkývka, Jiří | 149.00 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 12.42 | 91.67 % | 259 | 20 | 25 | |||
| Niederkircher, Ossi | 2 | 22 | 22 | 100.00 % | 46 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Nottingham, Nigel | 31.00 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 15.50 | 100.00 % | 48 | 26 | 26 | ||||
 Pallis, Emmanouil | 10.00 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 5.00 | 50.00 % | 22 | 29 | 29 | |||
| Pittaluga, Lino | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 50.00 % | 19 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Platacis, Heinz | 21.00 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 10.50 | 100.00 % | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Rechberger, Anton | 18.00 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 9.00 | 100.00 % | 46 | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Reynolds, John | 2 | 9 | 10 | 100.00 % | 50 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Riba Cabana, Pere | 16 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 93.75 % | 341 | 13 | 17 | |||||
| Ritchie, Graeme | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Rudroff, Michael | 36.00 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 18.00 | 100.00 % | 32 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Ruggia, Jean-Philippe | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 50.00 % | 20 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| Russell, Scott | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 87.50 % | 329 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Rutter, Michael | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 100.00 % | 50 | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Sampson, Brett | 20.00 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5.00 | 25.00 % | 28 | 21 | 22 | |||
| Scatola, Bruno | 33.00 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 11.00 | 66.67 % | 53 | 27 | 27 | |||
| Scatola, Vittorio | 20.00 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 6.67 | 66.67 % | 27 | 22 | 26 | |||
| Schmid, Jochen | 10 | 9 | 12 | 100.00 % | 198 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
 Scudeler, Gilson | 22.00 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 11.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Slight, Aaron | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 93.75 % | 344 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Spilt, Gijsbert | 8.00 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 4.00 | 50.00 % | 19 | 29 | 29 | |||
| Stringer, Ray | 50.00 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 25.00 | 100.00 % | 49 | 18 | 18 | ||||
 Suter, Eskil | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 7 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Voukakis, Nikolaos | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 0 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Walker, Chris | 8 | 9 | 10 | 100.00 % | 184 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| Whitham, James | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 81.25 % | 301 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Wolfsteiner, Johann | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 50.00 % | 37 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Yanagawa, Akira | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 85.71 % | 271 | 1 | 4 |
Manufacturer statistics
Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Manufacturer | Points | C | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducati | 21 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 67.23 % | 2011 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Honda | 9 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 91.14 % | 1624 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Kawasaki | 25 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 80.65 % | 2211 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Suzuki | 7 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 86.00 % | 969 | 8 | 14 | ||||
| Yamaha | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 82.61 % | 1305 | 1 | 14 |