| # | Cl. | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Niall MACKENZIE | 35 |  Yamaha YZF750 | Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha | |
| 2 | Chris WALKER | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Cadbury's Boost Yamaha | |
| 3 | Terry RYMER | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Motors (UK) Ltd. | |
| 4 | Michael RUTTER | 25 |  Honda RC45 | V & M Honda Britain | |
| 5 | Sean EMMETT | 27 | Ducati 916 | Team GSE Racing | |
| 6 | Brian MORRISON | 36 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Motors (UK) Ltd. | |
| 7 | P | Ray STRINGER | 34 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Sabre Airways |
| 8 | Iain DUFFUS | ? | Honda RC45 | V & M Honda Britain | |
| 10 | P | Darren DIXON | 36 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Secura Gard |
| 11 | Steve HISLOP | 35 | Ducati 916 | Revé Red Bull Ducati Racing Team | |
| 12 | P | Andy HATTON | 28 | Ducati 916 | |
| 13 | Iain MacPHERSON | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Motors (UK) Ltd. | |
| 14 | P | Graham WARD | 32 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Lone Star Racing |
| 15 | P | Nicol ROBB | 37 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team NR/Ace Performance |
| 17 | P | Nigel NOTTINGHAM | 40 | Yamaha YZF750 | Mistral Heating Boilers Ltd. |
| 18 | P | Neil BAKER | 41 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 19 | P | Steve MARKS | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Clifford James Footwear |
| 20 | Matt LLEWELLYN | 29 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Crescent Suzuki | |
| 21 | Jim MOODIE | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Crescent Suzuki | |
| 22 | P | Ian SIMPSON | 26 | [unknown] | |
| 23 | P | Danny IMBERG | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Bladerunners |
| 24 | P | Paul JONES | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Travel City Direct |
| 25 | P | Lee DICKINSON | 23 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Sabre Airways |
| 26 | P | Colin HIPWELL | 36 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Sloanes Tavern Retford |
| 29 | P | Jim HODSON | 42 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Len Anderson Race Team |
| 30 | P | Jon WARD | 38 | Ducati 916 | Ward Conversions/Dust Off |
| 31 | P | David HIGGINS | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
| 32 | P | Chris SATCHWELL | 26 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
| 33 | John REYNOLDS | 33 | Ducati 916 | Revé Red Bull Ducati Racing Team | |
| 34 | P | John BENNETT | 32 | Ducati 888 | |
| 35 | P | Peter GRAVES | 30 | Ducati 916 | |
| 36 | P | James BUNTON | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | |
| 37 | P | Richard DEFAGO | 35 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 38 | P | Jamie GREEN | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Sign Dynamics Racing |
| 39 | P | Graeme RITCHIE | 39 | Ducati 888 | Frontiers Motorcycles |
| 40 | P | John PUGH | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | SDS/Tulip/LMS |
| 41 | P | Eugene McMANUS | 25 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Padgett's/Rock Oil |
| 44 | P | Tom KNIGHT | 37 | Ducati 888 | |
| 46 | P | Neil CRAY | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 51 | P | Tim POOLE | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | |
| 55 | P | Elliot BURGESS | 23 | Ducati 916 | SMART Foundation |
| 57 | P | Andy WARD | 31 | Ducati 916 | DeWalt/Baxi Racing |
| 69 | P | Steve MOODY | 28 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | SMR Superbike/Witney Tyres |
| 75 | P | Dean ASHTON | 30 | Ducati 916 | DeWalt/Baxi Racing |
| 77 | P | Brett SAMPSON | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | GT Motorcycles/Morris Lubricants |
| 88 | P | Roger BENNETT | 35 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Jordasic |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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