1997 Superbike World Championship

The 1997 Superbike World Championship was the tenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 23 March at Phillip Island and finished on 12 October at Sentul after 12 rounds.

1997 Superbike World Championship
Previous: 1996 Next: 1998
Support series:
Supersport World Series

John Kocinski won the riders' championship with 9 victories and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1 Phillip Island 23 March Aaron Slight John Kocinski John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 Colin Edwards Aaron Slight Castrol Honda
2 R1 Misano 20 April Akira Yanagawa Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Gattolone Racing Report
R2 John Kocinski John Kocinski Castrol Honda
3 R1 Donington 4 May Neil Hodgson Pierfrancesco Chili Aaron Slight Castrol Honda Report
R2 Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
4 R1 Hockenheim 8 June Simon Crafar John Kocinski Aaron Slight Castrol Honda Report
R2 Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
5 R1 Monza 22 June Scott Russell Aaron Slight John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Gattolone Racing
6 R1 Laguna Seca 13 July Pierfrancesco Chili Carl Fogarty John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 John Kocinski John Kocinski Castrol Honda
7 R1 Brands Hatch 3 August Pierfrancesco Chili Niall Mackenzie Pierfrancesco Chili Gattolone Racing Report
R2 Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
8 R1 A1-Ring 17 August Pierfrancesco Chili Akira Yanagawa Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF Report
R2 Akira Yanagawa Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing
9 R1 Assen 31 August John Kocinski Pierfrancesco Chili John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 Pierfrancesco Chili Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
10 R1 Albacete 21 September John Kocinski John Kocinski John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 Simon Crafar John Kocinski Castrol Honda
11 R1 Sugo 5 October Akira Yanagawa Akira Yanagawa Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing Report
R2 Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga Yamaha World Superbike
12 R1 Sentul 12 October John Kocinski John Kocinski John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 John Kocinski Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Riders entered into the European Superbike Championship—who scored points towards a separate championship—and competitors riding bikes complying to different technical regulations were not eligible to score World Championship points.[1]

1997 final riders' standings[2]
Pos Rider Bike AUS
 SMR
 GBR
 GER
 ITA
 USA
 EUR
 AUT
 NED
 ESP
 JPN
 INA
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Kocinski Honda 1 7 2 1 10 5 2 14 1 2 1 1 3 2 5 3 1 3 1 1 9 3 1 Ret 416
2 Fogarty Ducati 2 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 3 4 2 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 2 1 Ret Ret 13 Ret 3 1 358
3 Slight Honda Ret 1 4 2 1 3 1 Ret 2 5 7 10 6 8 3 2 4 4 2 3 6 4 2 4 343
4 Yanagawa Kawasaki 4 Ret Ret 5 DNS DNS 8 2 8 Ret 10 5 5 4 2 1 8 7 4 4 1 Ret 4 2 247
5 Crafar Kawasaki 3 3 5 7 3 4 Ret 6 4 7 4 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 6 3 2 3 2 Ret Ret 234
6 Russell Yamaha 7 6 Ret 6 6 7 3 4 5 8 6 4 2 5 7 4 6 8 Ret 5 14 Ret 6 5 226
7 Chili Ducati Ret DNS 1 Ret Ret 2 5 7 7 1 Ret 6 1 Ret 4 Ret 3 2 5 7 12 Ret Ret Ret 209
8 Whitham Suzuki Ret 11 Ret Ret 8 10 14 3 6 3 8 Ret 7 9 10 6 7 11 Ret 10 DNS DNS 9 6 140
9 Hodgson Ducati Ret Ret 7 4 4 9 6 8 Ret 9 4 6 8 Ret 5 5 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 7 137
10 Bontempi Kawasaki Ret 10 8 Ret 11 Ret 11 11 9 6 9 7 8 12 9 5 Ret 10 6 6 Ret Ret DNS DNS 118
11 Hale Suzuki Ret Ret Ret 12 15 Ret 9 Ret 10 9 14 Ret 9 11 11 7 11 Ret 8 9 21 10 8 Ret 87
12 Edwards Yamaha Ret 2 6 8 5 6 7 5 DNS DNS WD WD 79
13 Haga Yamaha 2 1 5 3 72
14 Riba Honda 10 17 9 9 18 15 NC 22 18 11 13 13 16 12 12 15 11 13 23 15 11 11 69
15 Jerman Kawasaki 12 Ret 13 Ret 20 17 16 16 15 16 15 13 Ret 15 17 13 16 14 13 20 28 14 10 9 50
16 Walker Yamaha 10 10 12 10 10 9 10 11 47
17 Schmid Kawasaki 13 9 13 10 14 11 13 12 9 12 46
18 Meklau Ducati 8 15 17 14 10 10 11 Ret DNS DNS 15 8 40
19 Duhamel Honda 3 3 32
20 Bayliss Suzuki 5 5 22
21 Rutter Honda 11 3 21
22 Reynolds Ducati 9 11 19 Ret 7 Ret 21
23 Emmett Ducati 14 12 Ret Ret 20 9 Ret 8 21
24 K. Fujiwara Suzuki 8 5 20
25 Haydon Ducati Ret 14 Ret 11 16 DSQ DNS Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 19
26 Lavilla Ducati 13 13 DNS 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret 18
27 Serizawa Suzuki 10 6 17
28 Craggill Kawasaki 6 9 17
29 Mackenzie Yamaha 7 8 DSQ Ret 17
30 Lavielle Honda 10 10 19 16 17 Ret Ret 12 16
31 Suzuki Ducati 25 11 12 10 15
32 Kitagawa Suzuki 4 Ret 13
33 Kipp Yamaha 12 8 12
34 Lindholm Yamaha 12 Ret 12 12 12
35 Chandler Kawasaki 5 Ret 11
36 Takeda Honda 16 7 11
37 Takeishi Kawasaki 7 Ret 10
38 Ryō Kawasaki 17 8 9
39 Crevier Honda 11 12 9
40 Buckmaster Kawasaki Ret 8 8
41 Korpiaho Kawasaki 15 17 18 16 7
42 Yudha-Kusuma Kawasaki 13 13 6
43 Yates Suzuki Ret 11 5
44 Archibald Kawasaki 13 Ret 5
45 Giles Kawasaki 15 14 5
46 N. Fujiwara Yamaha 15 Ret 3
47 Häusle Ducati Ret 16 3
48 Picotte Suzuki 13 Ret 3
49 Delétang Yamaha 16 14 3
50 Wolfsteiner Kawasaki NC 19 2
51 Ruggia Yamaha 14 Ret 2
52 Niederkircher Suzuki 22 22 1
53 Emmerson Suzuki Ret 18 1
Riders not eligible to score points, with at least a top-15 finish
Yoshikawa Yamaha 5 Ret 0
Giles Honda 9 10 0
Mark Suzuki 15 15 17 12 13 9 14 13 12 14 0
Cantalupo Ducati 11 13 Ret 19 21 20 20 15 17 22 19 17 23 Ret 14 17 0
Love Ducati 11 16 0
Ito Honda 11 Ret 0
Connell Ducati Ret 11 0
Stringer Kawasaki 12 16 0
Assirelli Yamaha 12 17 21 21 Ret Ret 0
Asai Ducati 24 12 0
Kamada Honda 22 13 0
Mrkývka Honda 14 15 22 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 21 25 18 Ret 20 15 18 0
Scatola Kawasaki 15 14 Ret DNS 0
Gruschka Yamaha Ret Ret 21 18 18 17 19 18 Ret 19 18 14 20 Ret 16 19 0
Krynock Suzuki 16 14 0
Sampson Kawasaki Ret Ret 14 Ret 0
Moss Honda 14 Ret 0
Esterer Kawasaki 16 DNS 20 19 24 19 20 15 0
Stafford Yamaha 15 19 0
Pos. Rider Bike AUS
 SMR
 GBR
 GER
 ITA
 USA
 EUR
 AUT
 NED
 ESP
 JPN
 INA
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings
1997 final manufacturers' standings[2]
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
 SMR
 GBR
 GER
 ITA
 USA
 EUR
 AUT
 NED
 ESP
 JPN
 INA
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Honda 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 14 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 6 3 1 4 486
2 Ducati 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 8 2 1 5 7 11 9 3 1 440
3 Kawasaki 3 3 5 5 3 4 8 2 4 6 4 5 5 4 2 1 8 6 3 2 1 2 4 2 359
4 Yamaha 7 2 6 6 5 6 3 4 5 8 6 4 2 5 7 4 6 8 10 5 2 1 5 3 301
5 Suzuki 5 5 Ret 12 8 10 9 3 6 3 8 11 7 9 10 6 7 11 8 9 4 5 8 6 205
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
 SMR
 GBR
 GER
 ITA
 USA
 EUR
 AUT
 NED
 ESP
 JPN
 INA
 Pts

References
  1. "1997 Qualifying & Race Results". wsb-archives.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "1997 Championship Standings". wsb-archives.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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