1997 MCN British Superbike Championship Rounds 21 & 22 - Donington Park (Natl.) - Race 1 Results

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

Race 1

Scheduled duration: 16 laps
Started: 30 / Classified: 25

Scheduled start time: 12:45
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	16	18:57.460		159.51	1:10.259	10	2
2	33		John REYNOLDS	Ducati	16	18:59.859	2.399	159.18	1:10.165	11	3
3	2		Chris WALKER	Yamaha	16	19:04.409	6.949	158.54	1:10.670	4	1
4	3		Terry RYMER	Kawasaki	16	19:06.720	9.260	158.23	1:10.548	11	8
5	13		Iain MacPHERSON	Kawasaki	16	19:10.055	12.595	157.77	1:10.693	8	6
6	20		Matt LLEWELLYN	Suzuki	16	19:11.007	13.547	157.64	1:10.510	10	4
7	4		Michael RUTTER	Honda	16	19:15.897	18.437	156.97	1:11.056	5	9
8	11	P	Steve HISLOP	Kawasaki	16	19:23.020	25.560	156.01	1:11.573	5	12
9	23		Dave HEAL	Honda	16	19:32.051	34.591	154.81	1:12.490	6	16
10	52		Dean THOMAS	Honda	16	19:32.585	35.125	154.74	1:12.080	10	13
11	34	P	Dean ASHTON	Ducati	16	19:35.286	37.826	154.38	1:12.163	4	17
12	77	P	Brett SAMPSON	Kawasaki	16	19:40.461	43.001	153.70	1:12.619	7	19
13	14	P	Graham WARD	Kawasaki	16	19:41.453	43.993	153.57	1:12.516	7	21
14	57	P	Andy WARD	Ducati	16	19:46.902	49.442	152.87	1:12.957	13	20
15	88	P	Roger BENNETT	Kawasaki	16	20:00.747	1:03.287	151.11	1:13.267	5	15
16	29	P	Jim HODSON	Kawasaki	16	20:01.783	1:04.323	150.98	1:13.758	6	28
17	42		Juha BERNER	Kawasaki	16	20:02.143	1:04.683	150.93	1:13.816	4	23
18	17	P	Nigel NOTTINGHAM	Yamaha	16	20:02.672	1:05.212	150.86	1:13.583	5	22
19	37	P	Richard DEFAGO	Kawasaki	16	20:16.296	1:18.836	149.17	1:14.525	8	29
20	41		René PRANG	Yamaha	16	20:17.648	1:20.188	149.01	1:14.616	8	24
21	26	P	Colin HIPWELL	Kawasaki	16	20:18.156	1:20.696	148.95	1:14.284	14	25
22	40	P	John PUGH	Kawasaki	16	20:19.228	1:21.768	148.82	1:14.728	13	27
23	36	P	James BUNTON	Yamaha	15	19:16.288	1 lap	147.11	1:14.805	12	31
24	32	P	Chris SATCHWELL	Suzuki	15	19:20.923	1 lap	146.52	1:15.670	4	35
25	30	P	Jon WARD	Ducati	15	19:49.293	1 lap	143.03	1:14.885	12	32
RT	45	P	Lee HUMPHRIES	Kawasaki	10	12:59.364	---	145.50	1:15.930	9	34
RT	7	P	Ray STRINGER	Kawasaki	7	8:40.378	Accident	152.54	1:12.062	5	11
RT	10	P	Pete JENNINGS	Kawasaki	5	6:12.088	Accident	152.38	1:12.319	4	14
RT	5		Sean EMMETT	Ducati	2	2:33.657	Accident	147.60	1:11.784	2	5
RT	47	P	Scott HANNEY	Suzuki	2	2:40.824	Accident	141.02	1:16.402	2	33
NS	21		Jim MOODIE	Suzuki			Not started				7
NS	22		Ian SIMPSON	Ducati			Not started				10
NS	9	P	David JEFFERIES	Ducati			Not started				18
NS	44	P	Tom KNIGHT	Ducati			Not started				26
NS	46	P	Neil CRAY	Kawasaki			Not started				30

Fastest lap	33	John REYNOLDS	Ducati	1:10.165	on lap 11	161.62 km/h

Red-flagged on lap 3 due to accident involving Hanney. Re-started over 14 laps - aggregate times.

Rider notes

#5 Emmett: Started re-start from pit lane.

#45 Humphries: Incorrectly listed as David Morris on official results.

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)