1997 MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 9 & 10 - Thruxton - Race 2 Results

1997 British Superbike/Thruxton

1997-07-05 to 1997-07-06

MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 9 & 10

Thruxton (Permanent circuit, 3.7913 km)
Entries: 43 / Practised: 34 / Qualified: 31

Sessions

5 Jul, Sat

6 Jul, Sun

Scheduled duration: 17 laps
Started: 28 / Classified: 21

Scheduled start time: 15:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Cl.	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	1		Niall MACKENZIE	Yamaha	17	22:31.193		171.72	1:18.527	12	2
2	3		Terry RYMER	Kawasaki	17	22:32.446	1.253	171.56	1:18.701	15	1
3	33		John REYNOLDS	Ducati	17	22:38.184	6.991	170.84	1:19.118	2	4
4	13		Iain MacPHERSON	Kawasaki	17	22:38.271	7.078	170.83	1:18.955	14	8
5	2		Chris WALKER	Yamaha	17	22:39.306	8.113	170.70	1:19.194	2	3
6	21		Jim MOODIE	Suzuki	17	22:40.906	9.713	170.49	1:19.328	8	6
7	5		Sean EMMETT	Ducati	17	22:43.084	11.891	170.22	1:19.177	3	5
8	20		Matt LLEWELLYN	Suzuki	17	23:02.197	31.004	167.87	1:19.340	2	7
9	7	P	Ray STRINGER	Kawasaki	17	23:10.780	39.587	166.83	1:20.343	4	12
10	4		Michael RUTTER	Honda	17	23:11.064	39.871	166.80	1:20.193	3	10
11	14	P	Graham WARD	Kawasaki	17	23:11.217	40.024	166.78	1:20.431	12	13
12	77	P	Brett SAMPSON	Kawasaki	17	23:11.381	40.188	166.76	1:20.491	12	16
13	29	P	Jim HODSON	Kawasaki	17	23:25.962	54.769	165.03	1:21.594	15	14
14	57	P	Andy WARD	Ducati	17	23:26.342	55.149	164.99	1:21.655	15	18
15	75	P	Dean ASHTON	Ducati	17	23:26.428	55.235	164.98	1:21.711	3	20
16	35	P	Peter GRAVES	Ducati	17	23:28.463	57.270	164.74	1:21.867	13	19
17	17	P	Nigel NOTTINGHAM	Yamaha	17	23:47.891	1:16.698	162.50	1:22.518	3	22
18	11		Steve HISLOP	Ducati	17	23:59.100	1:27.907	161.23	1:20.094	2	9
19	24	P	Paul JONES	Yamaha	16	22:34.768	1 lap	161.19	1:23.423	7	29
20	40	P	John PUGH	Kawasaki	16	22:46.811	1 lap	159.77	1:24.053	6	26
21	31	P	David HIGGINS	Suzuki	16	23:15.387	1 lap	156.50	1:25.018	3	31
RT	12	P	Andy HATTON	Ducati	13	17:42.939	Accident	166.93	1:20.289	4	11
RT	19	P	Steve MARKS	Kawasaki	11	15:18.395	Accident	163.48	1:22.124	4	25
RT	10	P	Darren DIXON	Kawasaki	9	12:54.432	---	158.62	1:23.818	3	21
RT	25	P	Lee DICKINSON	Kawasaki	8	11:48.055	---	154.21	1:23.113	3	24
RT	39	P	Graeme RITCHIE	Ducati	6	8:51.840	---	153.98	1:24.895	4	28
RT	44	P	Tom KNIGHT	Ducati	2	3:58.045	---	114.67	1:29.060	1	15
RT	37	P	Richard DEFAGO	Kawasaki	0	0:00.000	---				27
NS	18	P	Neil BAKER	Kawasaki			Not started				17
NS	45	P	David MORRIS	Ducati			Not started				23
NS	46	P	Neil CRAY	Kawasaki			Not started				30

Fastest lap	1	Niall MACKENZIE	Yamaha	1:18.527	on lap 12	173.81 km/h

Rider notes

#14 Ward: Excluded from event on Sunday morning for riding paddock bike on airport runway; penalty reduced to fine of 100 British Pounds after appeal.

Sources:

Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ 1997⁠-⁠xx⁠-⁠xx Sky Sports TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ MCN Race '97 yearbook/ Results from Futuresport International Media/ Photos by Michael Cooper (Getty Images)