| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:08.737 | 1:08.398 | 1:08.398 | 165.33 | |
| 2 | 33 | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:08.494 | 1:08.490 | 1:08.490 | 165.11 | |
| 3 | 4 | Michael RUTTER | Honda | 1:09.349 | 1:08.696 | 1:08.696 | 164.61 | |
| 4 | 20 | Matt LLEWELLYN | Suzuki | 1:09.313 | 1:08.727 | 1:08.727 | 164.54 | |
| 5 | 2 | Chris WALKER | Yamaha | 1:08.783 | 1:08.783 | 164.41 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Terry RYMER | Kawasaki | 1:08.842 | 1:09.106 | 1:08.842 | 164.26 | |
| 7 | 21 | Jim MOODIE | Suzuki | 1:09.020 | 1:09.325 | 1:09.020 | 163.84 | |
| 8 | 5 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:09.170 | 1:09.957 | 1:09.170 | 163.49 | |
| 9 | 11 | Steve HISLOP | Ducati | 1:09.313 | 1:09.863 | 1:09.313 | 163.15 | |
| 10 | 6 | Brian MORRISON | Kawasaki | 1:09.969 | 1:10.048 | 1:09.969 | 161.62 | |
| 11 | 25 | P | Lee DICKINSON | Kawasaki | 1:11.214 | 1:10.487 | 1:10.487 | 160.43 |
| 12 | 12 | P | Andy HATTON | Ducati | 1:11.568 | 1:10.873 | 1:10.873 | 159.56 |
| 13 | 77 | P | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:11.619 | 1:10.969 | 1:10.969 | 159.34 |
| 14 | 57 | P | Andy WARD | Ducati | 1:10.982 | 1:11.406 | 1:10.982 | 159.31 |
| 15 | 7 | P | Ray STRINGER | Kawasaki | 1:11.064 | 1:11.521 | 1:11.064 | 159.13 |
| 16 | 44 | P | Tom KNIGHT | Ducati | 1:13.199 | 1:11.171 | 1:11.171 | 158.89 |
| 17 | 75 | P | Dean ASHTON | Ducati | 1:11.691 | 1:11.379 | 1:11.379 | 158.43 |
| 18 | 10 | P | Darren DIXON | Kawasaki | 1:12.550 | 1:11.545 | 1:11.545 | 158.06 |
| 19 | 46 | P | Neil CRAY | Kawasaki | 1:11.591 | 1:11.790 | 1:11.591 | 157.96 |
| 20 | 41 | P | Eugene McMANUS | Kawasaki | 1:12.401 | 1:13.224 | 1:12.401 | 156.19 |
| 21 | 55 | P | Elliot BURGESS | Ducati | 1:12.530 | 1:12.801 | 1:12.530 | 155.91 |
| 22 | 17 | P | Nigel NOTTINGHAM | Yamaha | 1:12.686 | 1:12.877 | 1:12.686 | 155.58 |
| 23 | 37 | P | Richard DEFAGO | Kawasaki | 1:12.735 | 1:12.990 | 1:12.735 | 155.47 |
| 24 | 40 | P | John PUGH | Kawasaki | 1:12.974 | 1:13.561 | 1:12.974 | 154.96 |
| 25 | 26 | P | Colin HIPWELL | Kawasaki | 1:13.853 | 1:13.231 | 1:13.231 | 154.42 |
| 26 | 19 | P | Steve MARKS | Kawasaki | 1:13.593 | 1:13.493 | 1:13.493 | 153.87 |
| 27 | 38 | P | Jamie GREEN | Yamaha | 1:14.381 | 1:13.888 | 1:13.888 | 153.05 |
| 28 | 31 | P | David HIGGINS | Suzuki | 1:14.271 | 1:14.450 | 1:14.271 | 152.26 |
| 29 | 32 | P | Chris SATCHWELL | Suzuki | 1:14.291 | 1:17.617 | 1:14.291 | 152.22 |
| 30 | 24 | P | Paul JONES | Yamaha | 1:14.344 | 1:14.344 | 152.11 | |
| 31 | 18 | P | Neil BAKER | Kawasaki | 1:14.860 | 1:14.860 | 151.06 | |
| 32 | 34 | P | John BENNETT | Ducati | 1:16.195 | 1:15.341 | 1:15.341 | 150.10 |
| 8 | Iain DUFFUS | Honda | --.--- | |||||
| 14 | P | Graham WARD | Kawasaki | --.--- | ||||
| 69 | P | Steve MOODY | Kawasaki | --.--- |
1997-05-09 to 1997-05-11
MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 5 & 6
Snetterton (Permanent circuit, 3.1412 km)
Entries: 46 / Practised: 32 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Rider notes
#14 Ward, #69 Moody, #8 Duffus: Practised only.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-xx-xx Sky Sports TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ MCN Race '97 yearbook/ Results from Futuresport International Media/ Results from glitch.demon.co.uk/ Photos by Graham Etheridge