1997 MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 21 & 22 - Donington Park (Natl.) - Overall qualifying

1997 British Superbike/Donington Park (Natl.)

1997-09-26 to 1997-09-28

MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 21 & 22

Donington Park (Natl.) (Permanent circuit, 3.1500 km)
Entries: 40 / Practised: 36 / Qualified: 35

Sessions

26 Sep, Fri

27 Sep, Sat

28 Sep, Sun

Warm-Up

Race 1

Race 2

Overall qualifying

Results

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P.	#	Cl.	Rider	Bike	Q1	Q2	Time	KM/H
1	2		Chris WALKER	Yamaha	1:10.578	1:09.519	1:09.519	163.12
2	1		Niall MACKENZIE	Yamaha	1:09.661	1:09.771	1:09.661	162.79
3	33		John REYNOLDS	Ducati	1:10.329	1:10.149	1:10.149	161.66
4	20		Matt LLEWELLYN	Suzuki	1:11.251	1:10.451	1:10.451	160.96
5	5		Sean EMMETT	Ducati	1:10.540	1:10.489	1:10.489	160.88
6	13		Iain MacPHERSON	Kawasaki	1:10.506	1:10.642	1:10.506	160.84
7	21		Jim MOODIE	Suzuki	1:10.714		1:10.714	160.36
8	3		Terry RYMER	Kawasaki	1:11.536	1:10.751	1:10.751	160.28
9	4		Michael RUTTER	Honda	1:11.008	1:11.361	1:11.008	159.70
10	22		Ian SIMPSON	Ducati	1:11.145		1:11.145	159.39
11	7	P	Ray STRINGER	Kawasaki	1:11.247	1:11.972	1:11.247	159.16
12	11	P	Steve HISLOP	Kawasaki	1:11.610	1:13.485	1:11.610	158.36
13	52		Dean THOMAS	Honda	1:11.622	1:12.609	1:11.622	158.33
14	10	P	Pete JENNINGS	Kawasaki	1:12.732	1:12.161	1:12.161	157.15
15	88	P	Roger BENNETT	Kawasaki	1:13.983	1:12.327	1:12.327	156.79
16	23		Dave HEAL	Honda	1:12.660	1:12.374	1:12.374	156.69
17	34	P	Dean ASHTON	Ducati	1:12.443	1:12.970	1:12.443	156.54
18	9	P	David JEFFERIES	Ducati	1:12.623		1:12.623	156.15
19	77	P	Brett SAMPSON	Kawasaki	1:12.972	1:12.872	1:12.872	155.62
20	57	P	Andy WARD	Ducati	1:12.949	1:13.683	1:12.949	155.45
21	14	P	Graham WARD	Kawasaki	1:13.019	1:13.250	1:13.019	155.30
22	17	P	Nigel NOTTINGHAM	Yamaha	1:13.418	1:13.506	1:13.418	154.46
23	42		Juha BERNER	Kawasaki	1:13.949	1:13.775	1:13.775	153.71
24	41		René PRANG	Yamaha	1:15.040	1:14.372	1:14.372	152.48
25	26	P	Colin HIPWELL	Kawasaki	1:15.099	1:14.438	1:14.438	152.34
26	44	P	Tom KNIGHT	Ducati	1:14.706	1:14.524	1:14.524	152.17
27	40	P	John PUGH	Kawasaki	1:15.408	1:14.574	1:14.574	152.06
28	29	P	Jim HODSON	Kawasaki	1:14.664		1:14.664	151.88
29	37	P	Richard DEFAGO	Kawasaki	1:14.806	1:14.906	1:14.806	151.59
30	46	P	Neil CRAY	Kawasaki	1:14.808	1:15.327	1:14.808	151.59
31	36	P	James BUNTON	Yamaha	1:16.378	1:15.098	1:15.098	151.00
32	30	P	Jon WARD	Ducati	1:15.342	1:15.782	1:15.342	150.51
33	47	P	Scott HANNEY	Suzuki	1:15.940	1:16.050	1:15.940	149.33
34	45	P	Lee HUMPHRIES	Kawasaki	1:18.410	1:16.270	1:16.270	148.68
35	32	P	Chris SATCHWELL	Suzuki	1:17.472	1:16.615	1:16.615	148.01
(36)	19	P	Steve MARKS	Kawasaki	1:17.174		1:17.174	146.94

Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.

Sources:

Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official programme/ 1997⁠-⁠xx⁠-⁠xx Sky Sports TV highlights/ Official season review VHS/ MCN Race '97 yearbook/ Report & results from www.motorcycleworld.co.uk/mags/mcn/sport/ Photos by Mike Capps (Kappa Sport)